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they joined confederation because they were promised a railroad from nova scotia through to Canada west....they would get extra defense from the other province....since america just stopped free trade theyd be able to trade with the other colonies....nova scotia was totally for confederation
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoWhy indeed. The American invasion feared did not occur, Canada eventually took Nova Scotia into a Free Trade agreement with the USA they did not want and their resources were no better protected in Confederation than out. So from a 19th century view they should join to avoid bad stuff happening but from a 21st century view it is not clear if they should remain.
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∙ 12y agoPEI didn't join Confederation in 1867 because, at first, they were upset that Charlottetown was not chosen to be the capital of Canada. They thought that it should, since the Charlottetown Conference was there. Another reason was because they had such a small population, which made them think they would be swamped in the union. Since they had such a small population, they did NOT want representation by population. If the Confederation were to happen, then that would mean there would be representation by population. They would only have 6 members in the House of Commons, out of 194.
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∙ 11y agoIt would have to take on Canada's Debts, as well as the fact that their economy was already quite well, and they didn't really need to agree for the trade.
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What is nova scotias dog?
The Duck Tolling Retriever
Why was Joseph Howe against Nova Scotia joining the confederation?
Joseph Howe belives that by joining the confederation, nova scotia would have little say in the federal government (18 house of common seats) and will lose ties and support with great Britain
What is nova scotias language?
English, with spatterings of French and Gaelic
People of Nova Scotia's reaction to confederation?
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
What is nova scotias population?
About 1 000 000 (1 million)
What sre nova scotias 2 major imports and exports?
the export of nova scotia and the import is mining too!
What were the reasons for nova scotia not joining Canada earlier?
How early do you expect? We were there at the beginning. "Canada" as a nation did not exist until Confederation in 1867, and that is when Nova Scotia officially changed from a colony of Britain to a province of Canada. The other "original" provinces were New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
What is Nova Scotias nickname?
"The Land of Evangeline" and "Canada's Ocean Playground"
Nova scotias magic mushroom season?
Nova Scotia's season is just after "I think I poisoned myself" and shortly before "I didn't know it was Illegal".....
What did Thomas D'arcy McGee do to support the confederation?
He saw many good reasons for it. It brought federalism and Nova Scotia got a railway
What did Nova Scotia have to give in the Confederation?
Nova Scotia gave the confederation more goods and the trads that other things did not have
Why Nova Scotia left confederation?
Nova Scotia was part of the original confederation leaders and is still part of confederation. The is only one province that has talk about separation.
