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.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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