Confederation Unit

Social Studies 10
Ms. Garcha
What is Confederation?
A more or less permanent union of countries with some
or most political power vested in a central authority.

Ex. Canada became a confederation in 1867

Confederation Unit Focus & Outcomes

1)
Confederation?
5 causes arise to force the colonies to
unite
Diff causes affect diff colonies
2) How will the whole thing be done?
Political parties form
Confederation meetings to explore, work
out, and get approval of idea
Confederation Unit Focus & Outcomes
Continued
3) Final Result
B.N.A. Act
Parliamentary system
Provision for future colonies to join Confederation
What Is An Ideology? What Are
Political Parties?
Ideology - an idea and
opinion on something
Political party a group
of people who come
together because of
agreement on set of ideas
They hope to influence
the law(s) to their
ideology
Political Parties in Canada..
Canada Canada
West East
Political Beliefs Political Beliefs
Party & Party &
Leader
Leader
Reformers Le Parti Rouge Reformers
Clear Grit wanted A.A. Dorion (favoured
Party change & rights of
(Liberals) improve French
George Brown things Canadians)

Conservative Believed in Le Parti Bleus Favoured co-

Party (Tories) British system George operation
John A. of govt Etienne between
Macdonald (AGAINST Cartier French
change) Canadians
and English
Canadians
Why the town of Ottawa was chosen as the future
capital

First controversy capital

city moved to 3 diff cities
Queen saw a picture of
Ottawa & liked the city
Good location away
from U.S. border
Many rivers & canals
good for transportation to
move goods
Situated between Canada
East & West both
Time to work on your Venn Diagram
Please read these pages and create a
Venn diagram comparing Victorian
society with our society today,
using a collage of pictures/ words
(You may use pictures from
magazines, online, your own
drawings)
Use P. 84 92 in your textbook to
complete this