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1) There was political Deadlock in the Legislative Assembly

2) They wanted to build an intercolonial Railway for transportation of Goods/trading and for carrying troops in case of American Invasion

3) Great Britain wanted her colonies to be self-supportive (it was a burden on British tax-payers to support and pay for the colonies)

4) There was a threat of American Invasion into BNA (British North America)

5)Especially in the UPC (The United Province Of Canada) people wanted to expand into Rupert's Land (before the Americans could)

6)Cancellation of The Reciprocity Treaty

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