some people in British Columbia supported the idea because they wanted more control over their government.
British Columbia had the advantage that if they would join the confederation the Canadian government would make them a railway from Nova Scotia to British Columbia
cuz they were scared of something being bad & they feared the british. LOLOLOLO
Balls
Figures from the Confederation League were essential for the movement of British Colombia joining the Canadian Confederation. These figures include Amor de Cosmos, John Robson, and Robert Beaven. British Columbia joined the Confederation on July 20, 1871. It was the sixth province to do so.
A railway joining British Columbia to Canada, to be begun within two years of the date of union (July 20, 1871) and to be finished within 10 years.Payment of the colony's debt of over $1 000 000.An annual subsidy to the province of $35 000 and a yearly grant of 80 cents per person until the population reached 400 000.British Columbia to have control of government-owned public land (Crown lands), as in the four original provinces.
British Columbia wanted a wagon route to the head of Lake Superior (in essence, a transport link to the rest of Canada) as a condition of confederation. The condition was agreed and improved: a railroad would be built instead.
There are a couples of disadvantages about joining a fraternity. Two disadvantages of joining are the membership requirements and the membership costs.
Spain joining Canadian Confederation? What planet are you on?
Confederation
They got government. They didnt really have a choice cause they got sold from the british to the Canadian government!
The people of Nova Scotia reaction to confederation was... # Wrote petitions # Argued in the provincial Legislature # Contacted the British government # Some of them talked about joining United States
BEACUSE
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