John A. Macdonald’s National Policy /1
John A. Macdonald's National Policy was a central economic and political strategy of the Conservative Party in 1878. It meant that Canada levied tariffs with foreign goods. As well this policy would complete the railway, help encourage immigration and implement important tarifs. This policy was also made so that Canada did not have to compete with the Americans competition. Not only did they not want to compete with America, but Canada was dealing with economic issues, so John A. Macdonald came up with the National Policy to help the country with financial struggle.
Provisional Government /1
The provisional government was created by the Metis around 1869. The president of this group was Louis Riel, who
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was a Metis supporter during this time. This group consisted of Metis and English Protestants from the Red River. In this group they created a bill of rights for the Metis to present to the Canadian government. This bill was made so that the Metis would earn respect and be treated like everyone else in Canada. Transcontinental Railway /1 A transcontinental railway is a railway that goes from one side of a continent to the other.
PEI began to build its own railway, however it cost more than they had thought it would, and as a result PEI was forced to join Confederation so the government could help ease their debt. Around 1871 BC decided to join Confederation, based on the fact that Canada would build the transcontinental railway linking BC to Ontario. If the Canadian government would not build the transcontinental railway BC would not have joined.
Red River Rebellion /1
From the year 1869 to 1870 a rebellion in the Red River colony began to happen. The rebellion was caused by the edition of the territory of Rupert's Land to the nation of Canada. The farmers and hunters, many Métis, used parts of Rupert's Land. These people were concerned that their culture and land rights would begin to be under Canadian control. This cause conflicts between Canada and the Metis because they did not like how canada was treating this land as their own even though the metis had lived on it for many years.
Thomas Scott
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/1 Thomas Scott was a very controversial person during his time. He was an english protestant. He came over to the Red River Colony in 1869. However he was captured and imprisoned several times by the Métis. He was known to start conflict and he was a threat towards the Metis and Louis Riel. Eventually he was executed by Louis Riel, because of the way he would start large amounts of conflict with Metis and Louis Riel. Many protestants thought that Thomas Scott deserved to live and that he did not deserve his execution. There were two sides when it came to Thomas Scott's execution the protestants side and the Metis and Louis Riel's side. John A. Macdonald’s Political Scandal /1 John A.
Macdonald's political scandal took place during his election to become Prime Minister of Canada. John A. Macdonald's political scandal was the first major political scandal in Canada after Confederation took place. It was caused by Sir John A. Macdonald taking of election funds for the federal election, from Sir Hugh Allan in exchange for the contract to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. Assentally he was bribed into building a Railway for election funds, and he took this bribe and then was exposed for his wrong doings. However he did not resign until 1873, when Alexander MacKenzie won the election after John A. Mcdonald's
resignation. Chinese Immigrants and the Railway /1 During the 19th century, war and rebellion in China forced many peasants and workers to seek their lives elsewhere. Because of this rebellion many chinese immigrants decided to come to Canada. With the Chinese immigrants coming to Canada many people decided to hire them. However these government would make the Chinese Immigrants do dangerous building and explosive work in the railway, but they would pay these workers very little, even though they were risking their lives to construct this railway. The Manitoba Act /1 In 1870 the provincial government wanted Manitoba to become its own province. Sir John A. Macdonald decided to make this idea come true. The Manitoba act was a compromise that was made between the Metis and English Protestants in the Red River, as well as the rest of Canada at the time. The act eventually took place and Manitoba became its own province. With this act taking place the Canadian Government decided that they would allow many of the Metis terms and bills to be accepted when Manitoba became a province. How ever after this took place, the Metis still struggled with owning land because of the government.
How do you think the polices were in the Regina manifesto helped Canadians? In 1933 a group known as the co-operative commonwealth federation as none as the CCF. They would meet in a farm in Regina Saskatchewan they called that the Regina manifesto. The policies outlined in the Regina manifesto were appropriate to the challenges faced by Canadians during the great depression.
Macdonald instituted the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. This railway became a huge part of many aspects of people’s lives during the 1800’s and beyond. Although there was a lot controversy regarding the it, the railway improved many issue that Canada was facing at the time. The railway brought soldiers West in hopes of controlling the North West rebellion. By doing this so efficiently, the government better understood the need for it and funded the final part of the building expenses. A few months later the Canadian Pacific Railway was finished thanks to the dream of Sir John A. Macdonald. Because of him and his idea for a transcontinental railway, Canada was improved economically though an increase in trade and the military became more effective due to the new mode of transportation. Thus, Sir John A. Macdonald significantly changed and improved Canadian history.
In the next years Canada would establish its own government, and lead its own affairs. Many important events led to Canada’s independence, one of the earliest signals that Canada wanted to establish autonomy was the Chanak affair of 1921. In addition the battle of
To start off, I’ll be writing about the life of people in British North America and its significance towards unifying Canada, as well as background knowledge of conflicts that existed. Life in British North America was changing at an alarming rate. New technology and services were being introduced such as railways and steamships. Industries such as building, producing and farming were being introduced. This was in part due to the many immigrants from Britain and France who’d settled. This was dreadful for the First Nations as their land had been taken away even more so than before. More resources were needed for the growing crowd so trade agreements were made. As more people came, the First Nations were even more distanced from the Europeans. Meanwhile, the French and the British wanted the other’s culture to be erased from the
In 1854, he helped create the Conservative party and on July 1, 1867, the day of Confederation, he became Canada’s first prime minister. Sir John A. Macdonald contributed to Canadian history in a significant way as his actions had a positive impact on Canada, which helped it develop and prosper. Firstly, by building the world’s first transcontinental railway, Sir John A. Macdonald contributed to the economy and efficiency of Canada. One of the major arguments of British Columbia against confederation was the fact that there would be no connection between the east and the west.... ...
During the worst depression years in Canada, there were many people who tried tirelessly to get Canada out of the crisis she was in more quickly and efficiently. William Aberhart and his group of supporters had a plan that they were sure could help and even end the depression and its horrible effects. His theory was if a twenty-five dollar cheque was given monthly to each family, it would alleviate their financial fears and jumpstart the economy. Having confidence in his idea, he went to share it with both political parties. Unfortunately, both parties rejected the idea; saying money would only become more worthless. Even after running and being elected as Premier of Alberta, the resolution was not accepted because of the overwhelming responsibility towards the federal government.
John A. Macdonald became well known for the way he treated people. He was kind
The Conservatives, still lead by John A. Macdonald, were re-elected in 1879 for economic reasons that we shall discuss in the next lecture. They came to an agreement in 1880 with a Montreal based group to build a transcontinental railway from Montreal to Vancouver by 1891 in exchange for the following subsidies.
There were many occasions in history wherein the French and English Canadians have clashed but the first major historical event to tear the relationship into pieces was the Northwest Rebellion. The French Canadians regarded the Northwest Rebellion a noble cause and Louis Riel a hero who stood up to protect the rights of the French-speaking Métis. The English saw the rebellion as a threat to Canada's sovereignty and Riel as a traitor.
Firstly, he constructing the base of canadian culture. One thing he did was that he set the foundation of bringing bilingualism into being. The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism was established by Pearson. This commission was one of the most important things that happened in Canada because if led to many changes and other cultural-changing events such as the Official Language Acts. This was significant to Canadian Identity because it created new Canadian culture. Due to the fact that Canada is not an old country, it does not have much background on history and culture. This commission created a starting place to commence Canada’s culture. He also introduced multiculturalism to Canada. He did that by creating the race free immigration points system. Because of the points system, more immigrants from around the world were able to live in Canada which creates more culture for Canada since it’s combining multiple cultures together; hence how he made Canada multicultural.This is also significant because of the fact that he’s giving Canada a culture which impacts everyone that lives in the country from all the way back then until now. It also impacts Canada’s reputation tremendously since it was one of the first multicultural coun...
During the late 1860s the Red River Settlement was rapidly changing and along with these changes came multiple causes and conflicts that would subsequently to a resistance called the Red River Rebellion. Many profound changes occurred in the Red River Settlement that had caused problems and hostility among the inhabitants to emerge such as:the arrival of Canadians to the settlement, the economic problems and the decline of the Hudson Bay Company. However, the Red River Rebellion was sparked by the Hudson Bay Company selling Rupert’s Land to the new Dominion of Canada without consulting with the inhabitants nor paying any regards to their interests.The colonists of the Red River Settlement, many of whom were Metis, feared for their culture and land rights under the dominion’s control. In order to ascertain that their rights would be protected, the Metis set up a provisional government under the leadership of Louis Riel to negotiate an agreement with the new Dominion of Canada that the Red River Settlement and the lands surrounding it, could enter Confederation as the province of Manitoba under their own terms.
Sir John A. Macdonald was one of Canada's founding fathers. He is most remembered as being Canada's first Prime Minister, running the government from July 1, 1867 until November 5, 1873. Macdonald would become Prime Minister once again on October 17, 1878 and would stay in this position until June 6,1891. While he was leader of the country he faced his own share of political obstacles, including Confederation, the Metis rebellion and threats of an American he is among the greatest leaders Canada has ever seen and played a significant part in the forming of Canada as a country.
The Confederation act of 1867 without question has had a major influence on the status of contemporary Canada. It has helped shape Canada into one of the worlds most politically and economically powerful countries; a country that is strong, independent, and united. There was a series of events which led to the confederation of Canada, some which are more significant than others. However, I believe that despite the significance of events such as the British encouragement of uniting its North American colonies, the central and key reason for confederation was the fear of potential American (Yankee) inhabitance (whether by persuasion or invasion) of the divided and vast British North American colonies, and the way that the “Fathers of Confederation” were able to take advantage of this situation and persuade reluctant colonies to join Confederation. A strong and united nation could not be easily invaded or bought. These essential factors will be discussed in the paragraphs to come.
The confederation of Canada, a process which took over a century long, with many notable events and people who were involved in forming what we know as Canada today. The confederation all started in 1763, with The Royal Proclamation. Britain decided that pacifying First nation was the best alternative to a costlier war. This proclamation created a boundary between the First Nations and the British Colonies. In the next 50 years or so, the Quebec Act, which revoked the Royal Proclamation, and Treaty of Paris, which recognized British North America to independently exist, and the Constitutional Act, happened. Although these were major events in Canada’s history, The War of 1812, was one of the most notable events that lead to Canada’s Confederation.
George Coles, a persistent politician, insisted that Prince Edward Island was not being provided with strong leadership, Gray was forced to drop the topic of Confederation. To the Islanders, a government dominated by Upper and Lower had little appeal. A colony as small as Prince Edward Island would have very few representatives in a federal government. They were not prepared to pay taxes to build an Intercolonial Railway, which could not run on their island. Islanders also opposed Confederation over the issue of absentee landlords. Their dislike of the landlords ...