Unit 3

After Confederation

Skill Builders Targets

Lesson 2

What factors led to Prince Edward Island joining Confederation?

  • Confederation

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The colony of Prince Edward Island participated in the Confederation talks prior to 1867.


After many debates, Islanders decided not to join Canada in 1867 because they wanted more money and more Members of Parliament.

However, the Islanders changed their minds a few years later.