What were the pros and cons for New Brunswick in joining Confederation 1867?

Answer 1

Answer

1. They weren't interested in railways because they travel by sea.

2. Cost of buying goods from Canada would be higher than buying goods from Britain because of the terffis.

3. Ottawa would be to far away for Newfoundlanders to have much influence on government poilicy.

4. Made a living by the fishing industry or seal hunting. Also sold ropes, hooks, canvas, salt, barrels and Sou' Westers to people who go fishing.

5. Nova Scotia are worried about the new steamships. They fear that these steamships may some day take way all of the business from there wooden sailing ships.

6. Nova Scotia had no railway connection between Nova Scotia and Canada East.

AnswerPros:

Railway would be paid off.

Would have protection against a Fenian attack.

Cons:

Cost of goods would be higher in Canada rather than in Britain because of tariffs.

They wouldn't have any say in choices made by Canada.

Answer 2

AnswerPros: greater defense against attacks, railway system, demolition of trade barriers

Cons: Nova Scotia would not benefit from railway, less say in government, French in Quebec worried about becoming an even smaller minority

Better Answer***

People say that the benefits of the Confederation were better trade, a railway system and defense against Americans. Canada East's distinct culture was recognized after the Confederation. Unfortunately, Nova Scotia would not benefit from the railways and would not have much say in the Government. The French speaking population was divided after the confederation.

The colonies would be stronger and more independent. The colonies would have strong central government to control the defense, taxation, postage, currency etc. also the Britain abandoned the mercantilism so the colonies would have to unite in order to survive because Britain no longer provided the colonies with the guarantee on market and it got its material from other countries for a lower price.

Answer 3

The inhabitants sought confederation with Canada East in order to secure the unified government.

· Without railway connections by which they could help each other and without a plan for common action the divided provinces were in a most dangerous position.

· The Americans were threatening to attack and (see above)

· The coalition year of 1864 was when Brown joined with Macdonald and Cartier and agreed that if the two provinces (east and west) would join each province would have its own government for matters like education

· Canada West needed to be able to sell their goods to other markets. At this time there were very few places that they could sell to. One solution was to bring all the colonies together. In this way they could more easily sell their goods to each other.

By the late 1850s, all the farmable land in Canada West had been sold. The next frontier lay west of Lake Superior, in the lands owned by the Hudson's Bay Company.

Answer 4

The only pro would be not being taken over by the worlds largest and most prosperous superpower of the 20th century.

The cons continue to be played out. The "Western Colonies" were not, other than British Columbia, like those on the East Coast. The West was purchased and acquired by Canada and as such most of the West are or were colonies of Canada.

That status means that even when much of the land was given provincial status they never achieved equal status. Even today Western Canada is not given an equal role in Confederation and is expect to pay more into Confederation than it receives This is particularly the case for Alberta but all of Western Canada has been treated as less than an equal partner.

The cons include being displaced by massive Canadian Immigration, having their history written by Canada, and having their future being decided by people from thousands of miles away, by people from a different culture with a different view of their past and future. acquired