Unit 2

Towards Confederation

Skill Builders Targets

The British North America Act called for a federal system of government.

This created both a central government for concerns that affected the whole country and provincial governments for concerns that affected local and regional matters.

Federalism was important because the provinces wanted to retain their unique identities.


Fathers of Confederation
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Fathers of Confederation at the Quebec Conference
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confederation rap song