Thursday, November 27, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Reciprocity Treaty

Sidra.


The U.S signed this treaty in exchange for access to the Atlantic waters. The Reciprocity Treaty was finally signed on June 5,1854 by Lord Elgin of Britian and William Marcy of the U.S. Any side could cancel the treaty after 10 years. This treaty allowed these two countries to trade goods with low taxes. BNA traded fish,timber,grain and cattle while the Americans traded coal and pork. The economy increased dranatically for BNA, especially the Maritimes. However, the U.S wanted to end the treaty in 1865 because:
~they thought BNA was benefeting more from the treaty than they were
~they didn't like the taxes put on manufactured goods
~they wanted to torture England for supporting South in the Civil War
The treaty was officially ended by the U.S in 1866.
The BNA started to think about joining together and trading goods within their own country, with low tariffs of course. This is one of the factors that lead to the Confederation.
Connections
Text to Self
This reminds me of the Student Exchange to France. People here in Canada will go to France and the French will come here to Canada. This is sort of like trading goods with another country.
I have traded a few things with others in the past, but they were always minor things. An example would be when I traded a bag of chips with my brother in exchange for a kit kat.
Text to World
This treaty reminds me of NAFTA. Both of these organizations work to remove taxes. They both encourage free trade, though NAFTA encourages free trade on products produced and sold in North America. Though there are three countries involved in NAFTA: Canada, U.S and Mexico.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Reciprocity Treaty

Who? United States and Britain 

What? The Reciprocity took away customs tariffs so people could have trades without taxes.  After two years passed not B.N.A or the united states could break this agreement.

WhereWashington,  D.C 

When? June 5, 1854  

Why? They came to this treaty by people's demand both in Canada and the U.S to have freer trades between the two countries.


Rules of the treaty:
• Allow products of farms, mines and sea to cross borders tax free.
• The U.S could fish in the waters off the Atlantic colony
• Allowed Canadians to access U.S fisheries 

The end of the treaty:
The U.S decided to end the treaty in 1866 because they thought the Canadians were benefiting more in the treaty then they were.

Jadyn <3

The Charlottetown Conferince

Beverly.

The Charlottetown Conference?
In 1864, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island were discussing the possibility of Maritime Union. British Columbia and Newfoundland weren't invited. Newfoundland asked to attend but with short notice they weren't able to have a representative at the conference.
The conference had two main idea's. The first one was to create a Maritime Union. The second idea came from the Canadians, to make one Canada. This idea was supported by all the delegates that attended the conference.
The delegates at the conference agreed to support the idea of the Canadas and the Maritime colonies together.
The meetings ended September 9th in Prince Edward Island. The delegates continued with meeting in Halifax, St. John and Fredericton.
There was enough support to discuss the one Canada, therefore a second conference was planned for October 10th 1864.


1. Text to self: This factor was important because it was the start of Canada becoming a country. This personally makes me feel proud that there were leaders that had the vision to create one Canada, that has developed into a great country we know today.


2. Text to World: The Charlottetown conference started the politics we have today in Canada. The way in which we vote for things around the world today is simalar to the way they voted.

London Conference

By : Tyler

The London Conference was the last of the 13 confederations deciding whether or not Canada will become an independent country or not.

The London Conference was a much smaller one than those stationed in Charlottetown or Quebec, with only 16 people attending.

The members of the London Conference were representatives from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the province of Canada.

The London Conference officially begun on December 4th, 1866, after being delayed for several months for an unknown reason.

An "anti-union" organization, led by Joseph Howe, was in the way of the London Conference, because they were bent on overturning any and all union agreements.


Making Connections

Text to Self
I think that this was a very important event in Canadian history. Without the London Conference Canada would not be a whole, independent country it is today. Canada would have trouble functioning relying on Britain, across the Atlantic Ocean every time they had a problem.
I personally could not connect such an event to anything that has to do with me in any way.

Text to World
This conference still has an impact on the world today. This conference made Canada a country, not a part of Britain. Today we still have elections, agreements, debates, and a bunch of other forms to determine the fate of Canada.

The Chesapeake Incident

The Chesapeake Incident
By Georgia :D



Who?
The British and Americans


What? The Leopard warship requested to search the Chesapeake for suspected deserters from the Royal Navy. The commander James Barron refused so Pryce Humphrey, the commander of the Leopard started an attack against the Americans. The British fired 3 broadsides, killing 3 people and injuring 18 including James Barron.

Barron quickly surrendered but but Humphrey did not accept the surrender and searched the Chesapeake and found 4 royal navy deserters.

The One British man was sentenced to death and hanged in Halifax and the other three Americans were sentenced to 500 lashes each, but the sentence was later commuted, and the British government eventually offered to return them to the U.S. and pay the reparations for damaging the Chesapeake.


When:
June 23rd 1807

Where:
Off Norfolk, Virgina shore.

Why: The British wanted their soldiers.


Text to Self:
This reminds me of the story Peter Pan when Captain Hook and his crew have stolen kids from Netherland and Peter Pan and Wendy attack to get the people from their side back.


Text to World: This reminds me of all the wars all over the world that start over things that could be sorted out in a better way.

The Railway

By: samuel

THE RAILWAY



The colonies of BNA all new that they had to have a railway to transport

goods and keep up with the American trade. all of the colonies knew they had to work together



to build the railway because it was impossible to build it by themselves. Most Railways cost lots


of money because of the technology and work that went into them. The first type of



transportation was a horse drawn wagon. Many settlers lived by the rail road or near



transportation because of goods and access to many different types of things like markets or

roads.




MAKING CONNECTIONS:





TEXT to SELF:



I think that the railway really helped the colonies because it would let them move goods and all



types of objects across BNA and would be useful to the people inside the colonies. One reason



that this lead to confederation was that all the colonies had to work together to make the railway



and make things work out.





TEXT to WORLD:



This railway helped to grow Canada to form what we are now. The Canadian Pacific Railway



helped throughout the years of transportation of goods.

St. Alban's Raid

Author: Nate

On October 19, 1864 Lieutenant Bennett Young led 20 Confederate soldiers on a raid from Canada to St.Alban's Vermont to secure funds for the Confederacy. Another reason was to divert Union troops away from the south. They disguised themselves as travellers to locate the banks they would rob. In broad daylight they took off on stolen horses along with $ 208,000 and went back to Canada. The Americans thought about pursuing but didn't want to violate Canadian neutrality and risk dragging Britain into the war. Thirteen of the raiders were apprehended including Bennett Young and the stolen money was returned but created an uproar on both sides of the border.

Personal reflection and connections

Text to Self
I think this raid made everyone realize that the Canada -U.S. border was undefended which led to great fear. This was a main factor that led to Confederation and a common defence for B.N.A. was achieved. I think that the Canada - U.S. border should have had tighter security so it was beneficial that this raid happened to draw attention to that fact.

Text to World

Sometimes violent acts happen which then draws attention to the fact that tighter security is necessary. On 911 when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers, Canada and the U.S. realized that greater security was needed on borders and in transportation terminals. The impact of the St. Alban's Raid on Confederation has led to better relations between Canada and the U.S. and the understanding that ecomonic, political and social consequences in one country directly affects the other as we have seen in the recent downturn in the economy and the effect of recent elections.

the fenian raids

by: colin
who:
the irish men who wanted independence form britian, so they became rebels.

what:
the irish rebeled against the british to gain independence.

where: many different places like pigeon hill and missiquoi county raid.

when: from april 1866 to october 5 1870.

Why: the irish wanted to be an independent country so the rebeled against the british.

- most of the attaks were led by "generel" samuel spear.
-"general" john o'niell siad to his troops "men of ireland i am ashamed of you". he siad that because they killed no one.

text to world
when someone is trying to get a divorce but the other peron doestent so they fight back to get the person to stay with them.

text to self
when you are going to rebel against the goverment for something you want.

the fenian rai

American Civil War




-Who? The U.S.A ("Union")and the Confederate States of American ("Confederacy)".


-What? American Civil War was fought against the Union and the Confederacy.


-When? The American Civil War stared in April 12, 1861 and ended in April 9, 1865 that's four years of war.


-Where? The war was fought in Principally in the southern U.S.


-Why? Why did they fight its because the Union wanted too end slavery and who will run the U.S


Casualties and losses- The Union had 2,200,000 too fight in this war, after the war 360,000 were dead and 275,200 were wounded. The Confederacy had 1,064,000 too fight in the war and after it 260,000 dead and 137,000 wounded.


The leaders- Jefferson Davis was the leader of the U.S. army and Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Confederacy.


Who won the war? - Jefferson Davis the leader of the Union won the American Civil War after 4 years of fighting and Abraham Lincoln the leader of the Confederacy were lost.

TEXT TO SELF: What i feel is very sad of all the soldiers who fought in this war but they ended slavery and it didn't going on.

TEXT TO WORLD: It makes me think about all the soldiers in WWI, WWII and the war in Afghanistan that died.


By: Balraj



The Railway

The Railway
By: Eric

All of the colonies of British North America thought that a railway would upgrade their living
conditions. The colonies could not afford to build one by themselves because of the size and technology of building a railroad. The colonies decided to work together to build the railway. After the railway was built it increased trading and the colonies could move their troops around faster. The railway was a link for all of British North America's colonies. The railway made it easier for the colonies to communicate. It also helped British North America to spread out. Before the railway was built the only kind of transportation was by horse drawn wagons and the villages were forced to be near the coasts. After the railway people had the choice to leave their old lives and make a new living in different parts of British North America. The railway lead to confederation because it forced all of the colonies to work together to get what they wanted.

Text to Self-
I think that the colonies in B.N.A should have worked together sooner and then
B.N.A would have been able to become unionized and solve their countries problems together.
The railway probably use to be good technology in the old days. It reminds me of how now all
kinds of new machines are being made to help make our lives a little easier just like the railway
did.

Text to World-
The impact of the railway helped to make what is known today as the Canadian Pacific railway. The railway helped make Canada a strong unionized country.





Fenian Raids

By nick


The Fenian's were a group of Irish Catholics in the united states. The Fenian's were enemies with the British because they felt that in Europe the British treated them poorly. The Fenian's wore green and carried a green flag with the letters IRA. One of the most famous battles between the Fenian's and the British took place in 1866 at ridge way near Niagara.
Between 1847 and 1861 more than 2 million Irish crossed the Atlantic ocean into North America, especially into the United States, this was part of the great migration.
The people of British North America feared that the Fenian's would invade, a few invasions
occurred. In 1866 at Pigeon hill , from Vermont, the Fenian's attacked Canada East but found no soldiers when they advanced 10km. When the Fenian's heard that colonial troops were on the way to intercept them they retreated. 16 Fenian troops were captured and the rest were disarmed and sent back into Vermont.

The Quebec Conference and the Seventy-Two Resolutions

By:Erika

When?: October 10-27, 1864.

Where? A building where the Chateau Frontenac is today.

What was it?: It was to have everybody come together to form one government and for each province to have it's own legislature.

Why?: So that each province can have its own legislature.

Who?: 33 delegates later known as the Fathers of Confederation.




In 1864 the delegates from all over B.N.A gathered together in Quebec city to discuss the terms of a union.

About a month earlier a few separate colonies all met in Charlotte town and decided that they should create a federation.

Many of the politicians at the Quebec conference were lawyers, but others included doctors, business men, and journalists.

Out of all of the 33 delegates only 4 were French.

The Quebec Conference went on for 3 weeks( debating by day and parties at night).

By the end of the Quebec Conference a basic constitution had been drafted but no without some dissatisfaction from some of the colonies.

Text To World.

I think tat the world can relate to this ecause it is what made us a Continent today.

Text To Self.

This Conference was so important because it made our Provinces all one Continent today.

I think that doing this research was very difficult because it was hard to understand and it had very many dfferent answers for the date especially.








Political Deadlock

Who? All of the political parties

Where? Canada (East, West)

What? Political deadlock

When? 1854-1864


Why? no government lasted long enough to give the colony political stability

- The leader of the liberals ( George Brown) tried to break the political deadlock by recognizing the greater population of Canada West in the electoral system.

-In 1863, he agreed to work with John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier, Macdonald's partner from Canada East, to make major changes. Which lead to the Great Coalition

- The political deadlock started in 1854 and ended in 1864

-In the period after the acceptance of the principle of responsible government, governments in Canada were very short-lived and insecure. Between 1854 and 1864, there were 10 different governments and no government lasted long enough to give the colony political stability. Why ? The political system produced several equal groupings in the assembly, and the political instability which developed led to political deadlock (a situation where no one can move or win in government) which paved the way to Confederation.

Connections

-Text to Self- I think that when they elect someone it should stay the same for until the leader dies because sometimes someone elects a certain party so that they can have there needs.

-Text to World- I think that lots of people vote when there is someone unusual to be running for president eg. A women, African American etc. ( because they used to not have the same rights as us.
By Trystan Shrive

Monday, November 17, 2008

reciprocity treaty

The Reciprocity Treaty

By: Fatima







What was the Reciprocity Treaty?

The Reciprocity treaty was an agreement between the United States and Canada to have trades without tariffs(taxes). It was signed on June,5,1854 in Washington.DC. by representatives from the U.S and Canada. They came to this treaty by people's demand both in Canada and the U.S to have freer trades between the two countries. The treaty was for a ten year trial period, after that either side could break the agreement.







New Rules in the Treaty.



- Allow products of farms, mines and sea to cross borders tax free.



- The U.S could fish in the waters off the Atlantic colonies.



- Allowed Canadians to access U.S fisheries north of 36th parallel.





Effects of the Treaty.



- Major items for the U.S for trading were: coal, pork, cotton wool, flour.



- Major items for Canada for trading were: fish, timber, grain, cattle.



- Large increase in Canada's exports to the U.S and rapid growth of Canadian economy.



- Exports to U.S from Canada increased by 33% while the exports to Canada from the U.S only

increased by 7%.



- After 10 years, trade rates had doubled between the two countries.







The End of the Treaty

The U.S decided to end the treaty in 1866 because they thought the Canadians were benefiting more in the treaty then they were. After the treaty had ended, British North America faced economic confusion and the economy went down a bit while for the Americans there was no real impact.







Text To Self-

It reminded me of how we have to pay tax when we buy something at a shop because the Canadians had to do the same if they wanted to trade anything with the Americans before and after the ten year trial period of the treaty.



Text to Text-

It also reminds me of other treaties in the past we have learned about before, like the treaty of Paris that created British North America.







http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-250-e.html
Above is the link to see the Reciprocity Treaty and if you want more information on this topic.

The Charlottetown Conference

By: Sarah




Who: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, along with the Canada's.



What: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island were contemplating the possibility of creating a Maritime Union.



Where: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.



When: September 1-9 1864.



Why: The Maritime colonies held their own conference to discuss the idea of the unionization of the Maritime Colonies. (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island)



Text to Self: The Charlottetown Conference obviously happened in Charlottetown, where I visited in the summer during my vacation with my family in Prince Edward Island. I could have been in the same place where the Charlottetown Conference took place.



Text to World: The Maritime Colonies held a conference to discuss the idea of a Maritime Union. Quebec wants to be there own country, so I'm sure that they have held many conference's or meetings to discuss the idea of becoming there own country.











Manifest destiny

it is all about you

Reciprocity Treaty

By:Kilima Quest Osoro


On June 5, 1845 governor Elgin signed a reciprocity treaty with the united states. This treaty eliminated customs tariffs. The agreement also governed the rights of American and B.N.A fishermen , raw materials, and agricultural commodities. Although the trades between the two country's increased over the years the American politicians demanded the treaty be abrogated. In 1865 the American government announced that the treaty would be renewed, and it ended in 1866


text to self: I think that they should have increased the taxes back then but that's just me (i like money) but if they did eventually they would over throw the government and a dictator would rise.


text to world: The Reciprocity Treaty i kind of like importing and exporting from different country's.

The Constitution for the Dominion of Canada

By: Paul

5 Facts:

1. A constitution is the rules that control how a group or organization works.

2. The BNA Act which is now known as The Constitution Act of 1867, which is what cheated the Dominion of Canada, that made it have 2 levels of government which are federal and provincial.

3. The Constitution Act of 1867 is an Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Government.

4. All the colonies of the Constitution of 1867 were originally part of New France.

5. The idea of making all the colonies one country started in 1754 and was brought back by Lord Durham in 1839.


Personal Reflection and Connections


Text to Self:

I can connect this to myself because I live under the rules of the government and when i turn 18 I can vote for who I want to be government.

Text to World:

I can connect this to the world because they still have governments and people controlling countries, provinces and cities.

Repeal of the Corn Laws

By: Dana :)

Who? British and Americans :)

What? Taking away import and export laws and making it a free trade :)

When? 1846 :)

Where? Between Britain and the United States of America :)

Why? Because Britain was gradually losing the price advantage that they had over the Americans :)

-Corn Laws repealed in 1846 :)
-1850 they created free trade and the imported goods were allowed duty free :)
-Corn Laws governed the imports and exports of grain :)
-Canal System built :)
-Americans sent their wheat and flour to Britain-high tax :)
-Britain sent their wheat and flour to Americans- low tax :)

Connections:

Text to Self: I think that repealing the Corn Laws influenced confederation because it comprised the taxes collected and made them need the ability to get along with other countries. :)

Text to World: I think that this relates to our government because they have to make very important decisions about imports and exports and their decisions have to appeal to everybody :)

The American Cival War 1861-1865

By Thomas Barry Tosh




The American civil war ended in 1865.





The Northerner's had won the the civil war in 1865 and the Canadians begun to worry.




The Northern States accused the British.



After the civil war the Americans continued to move west ward, following their belief in Manifest Destiny.




In the 1860's the Northern and the Southerns fought in the American civil war.




Who: The Americans, Northerner's and the Southerns.





Why: The people who fought in the American civil war.






When: The American civil war started at 1861 and ended 1865.


Making Connections.


Text to self. The American civil war reminds me of the peace keeping in Russia, The Canadian troops are dying trying to make Russia a better place.
Text to world: This is what is happening today.
That is about The American civil war that happened in 1861-1865

























Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Great Coalition

The Great Coalition

By: Kiera


* refers to grand coalition of political parties formed in the province of Canada in 1864

* previous collapse of government demonstrated that continued governance of Canada East and Canada West under the 1840 act of union had become untenable.

*In order to reform the political system a coalition was formed between the clear grits under George Brown , The parti-blue under George-Etienne Cartier, and the Liberal-conservatives under John A MacDonald

* Formation of the coalition on June 22 1864 under Etienne-Paschal Tache and John A MacDonald this led directly to the Canadian confederation in 1867

*Was formed to stop a political deadlock between Upper and Lower Canada

* Government unable to pass anything-> had a double majority

* In order for a bill to pass there had to be a vote form both Canada East and Canada West

* The main problem was The French and The English voted against each other in everything

* Brown, MacDonald, Cartier joined together in a coalition on 2 conditions;
1. That Brown would receive 2 of the cabinet Posts for Upper Canada 2. That the new government has to be committed to resolving the constitutional difficulties of the province by supporting a federal union of all B.N.A colonies or if failed at least the 2 Canadas


* Although George Brown left in December 1865 he continued to support the government and the confederation

Making Connections:

Text to Self: I think that The Great Coalition is a big part of confederation because if the coalition didn't happen then we wouldn't be the country we are now we would have a different government. So therefore we would have different rules and different rules means maybe a new way of living or lifestyle.

Text to Self : I think The Great Coalition was a key factor leading to confederation because without Canada East and Canada West coming together then we would not have Canada as we know it now. The two colonies coming together gave Canada a chance to be multicultural. Even though the French and the English didn't like each other. They both played a big role in making Canada what we know it as.



Saturday, November 15, 2008

The Charlottetown Confrence

By: Dustin Queen

The purpose of the Charlottetown conference was to bring delegates from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I to form a Maritime union. When Canada east and west heard about the conference, they suggested that they could also benefit from a union. Canada's suggestion was a British North American union.

The Charlottetown Conference began on September 1st 1864 and adjourned on September 9th 1864 however, the delegates continued with meetings in Halifax and Saint John's. The meetings were held closed and therefore there is little or no public knowledge about the events that happened.

The conference was not all business but also had some fun and games including various social activities, the oyster and champagne lunch, luncheons at the homes of local delegates and officials, seaside excursions and royal grand balls.

First to arrive in Charlottetown was Robert Dickey of Nova Scotia, on August, 30th 1864. Charles Tupper and four other delegates arrived on the afternoon of August 31st and New Brunswick's delegates followed late in the evening of the same day. On the day of the Conference Canada finally arrived on September 1st. In this case the conference did not start until the afternoon of September the 1st.

The meetings in Charlottetown were adjourned on September the 9th, 1864, however, delegates continued with meetings in Halifax, Saint John. It was decided that the idea of the British North American union had enough reasons to warrant further discussion and formal planning.

Connections

Text to self: The purpose of the the Charlottetown Conference was to unite people together to form a larger more powerful group that are all working towards the same goals. I can relate to the Charlottetown Conference because of the way family, friends and the community came together to support our family when my sister was ill. Each person did what they could big or small but the result was huge.

Text to world: The way the Charlottetown Conference worked in 1864 relates to how the world functions today in the year 2008. Countries like Canada and the United States of America often unite together to support one another in war creating a more powerful force.

Friday, November 14, 2008

The Fenian Raids

By:Ryan

The Fenian Raids were an external factor that led up to confederation in B.N.A.

What are the Fenian Raids? The Fenian Raids was a rebellion against B.N.A. because they felt that they were not treated as equals.

The Fenians and British fought at Ridgeway near Niagra in 1866.

The Fenian brotherhood was an Irish organization that used armed rebellion in their attempt to gain their independence from Britain.


Between 1847 and1861 over 2 million Irish people crossed the Atlantic to North America and especially the U.S. to settle.

The Fenians felt that Britain had treated Ireland very poorlyand brought misery to its people.

The Fenians started organizing groups in the U.S. and especially the northern U.S. but the U.S. government did not stop them because they thought they would be helpful in the event of an American invasion from British North America
.

How did this lead up to confederation?

The Fenians uplifting, courage, strength, and belief of liberating Ireland, although futile was the ultimate legacy of the Canadien army.

Making Connections

Text to Self

I think that the Fenian Raids were a very important factor that lead to confederation because they believed in fighting for the liberation of Ireland and they were the ultimate legacy for the Canadien military. I think the Fenian Raids made a big impact on B.N.A. !

Text to World

I do not think this relates to any thing going on in present day. I do not think this has any impact in present day Canada.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The St. Alban's Raid


By: Trevor Rowe

The St. Alban's Raid



Who: About twenty Confederate soldiers under command of a young lieutenant, Bennett Young.



What: The St. Alban's Raid was well organized and executed (since before the raid, 3 or 4 Confederate soldiers would go into the town disguised as travellers and would determine the exact locations of the banks, the number of employees and the best places to secure horses for escape). After securing enough money during the raid their second goal was to set a huge fire. Which they failed to complete and only managed to light a small shed. But the raiders returned safely to Canada where 13 were apprehended. The raiders ended up giving the money back.

Where: St. Alban's, Vermont.

When: October 19, 1864

Why: St.Alban's Raid was set to secure badly needed funds for the struggling Confederacy and if possible divert the Union troops from service in the South.


Text to Self: I think this factor was so important/influential to the development of Confederation because the realization that the border of Canada - U.S.A. was virtually undefendable.

Text to Self: This factor doesn't relate to anything going on in today's world. I think the impact or result of this factor on present day Canada is political. Because of the peace between Canada and the U.S.A because the realization that the border of Canada - U.S.A. was virtually undefendable.

Manifest Destiny

By: Mrs McGrath

Manifest Destiny is an external factor that led to Confederation in British North America.

Some interesting and important facts about Manifest Destiny are:

What is it? Manifest Destiny is a phrase or philosophy that reflects the quest of the United States for power. Americans believed that the U.S. was destined to conquer lands from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

Who? The Americans

Why? Wanted power, land, resources and wealth

U.S was a powerful nation, democratic and capitalist.

When? This philosophy came about after the American Civil War.

Mission: to expand U.S. borders and "take over" B.N.A. They wanted to "conquer" the wilderness and reap the benefits (resources) available in the vast land area.

How did this lead to Confederation?

People were worried; concerned about a "take over". SO fear encouraged them to unite and be stronger. It would solidify the borders, for protection. AND the Fathers of Confederation wanted a strong federal government and wanted to protect the colonies from possible American invasion.

Make Connections

Text To Self:
What does Manifest Destiny remind me of or what do I think of?
It reminds me of people who think that they are more powerful or better than others. I think about bullies who may pick on others to gain power.

Text to World:
This reminds me of the War in Afghanistan and the U.S role in that fight.
It reminds me of WWII and how some try to have control over others.
And in WWI nations were trying to gain land.