Canadian Confederation

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Canadian Confederation is the political union formed in 1867 that created the Dominion of Canada by uniting several British North American colonies into a single federal state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional process ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Confederation ⓘ
Confederation of Canada ⓘ
coloniesUnited Canada East ⓘ
Canada West ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
Province of Canada ⓘ
commemoratedOn July 1 ⓘ
constitutionalStatusAfter self-governing dominion within the British Empire ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
countryCreated Dominion of Canada ⓘ
createdLegislativeBody Parliament of Canada ⓘ
createdLegislativeChamber House of Commons of Canada ⓘ
Senate of Canada ⓘ
createdLevelOfGovernment federal government of Canada ⓘ
provincial governments ⓘ
createdPoliticalEntityType Dominion ⓘ
dateEstablished 1867-07-01 ⓘ
dividedPowersBetween federal government ⓘ
provincial governments ⓘ
firstPrimeMinisterAfter John A. Macdonald ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished constitutional monarchy ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ
influencedBy Abolition of Corn Laws ⓘ
linked to: Corn Laws debate

American Civil War ⓘ
Trent Affair ⓘ
initialProvinces New Brunswick ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
languageContext English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalFoundation British North America Act, 1867 ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
longTermEffect gradual evolution of Canada toward full sovereignty ⓘ
monarchAtTimeOfConfederation Queen Victoria ⓘ
motivatedBy defence concerns related to the United States ⓘ
economic integration among colonies ⓘ
need for political stability in British North America ⓘ
nationalHolidayCommemoratedBy Canada Day ⓘ
negotiatedAtConference Charlottetown Conference ⓘ
London Conference of 1866–1867 ⓘ
Quebec Conference of 1864 ⓘ
partOf constitutional history of Canada ⓘ
region British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America
relatedConcept federalism in Canada ⓘ
relatedDocument 72 Resolutions of Quebec Conference ⓘ
resultedIn adoption of a federal system of government ⓘ
creation of a federal state in British North America ⓘ
union of several British North American colonies ⓘ
sovereignAtTimeOfCreation United Kingdom ⓘ
successorTo Province of Canada ⓘ
year 1867 ⓘ

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New Brunswick → isFoundingProvinceOf → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
George-Étienne Cartier → notableWork → Promotion of the British North America Act, 1867 ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
George-Étienne Cartier → movement → Canadian Confederation movement ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Centennial Flame → commemorates → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
House of Assembly of New Brunswick → endCause → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Confederation Hall → namedFor → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Canada West → dissolvedBy → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Canada West → significantEvent → Confederation of Canada 1867 ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Canada East → constitutionalChange → Confederation of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Canada East → eventEndCause → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Government of the Dominion of Canada → hasCause → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Viscount Monck → oversaw → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Viscount Monck → significantEvent → Creation of the Dominion of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Confederation Bridge → namedAfter → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Confederation Square → namedAfter → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Premier of Manitoba → officeCreatedInContextOf → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Premier of Nova Scotia → officeCreatedBy → Confederation of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Governor of Canada East → endCause → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Henry William Stisted → partOf → Canadian Confederation era ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Confederation Park → namedAfter → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Rupert's Land Act 1868 → relatedTo → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
The Maple Leaf Forever → occasion → Confederation of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
The Maple Leaf Forever → commemorates → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Amherst, Nova Scotia → isPartOf → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Australian federation movement → influencedBy → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Macdonald–Cartier Freeway → namedFor → Canadian Confederation leaders ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
From Sea to Sea → appliesTo → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Dominion Day → commemorates → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Le Jour de la Confédération → commemorates → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Parti bleu → supported → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Red River Resistance → relatedTo → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
William MacDougall → participatedIn → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Antoine-Aimé Dorion → opposed → Canadian Confederation of 1867 ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Ontario’s Great Seal → followsEvent → Confederation of Canada in 1867 ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Treaty 2 → relatedTo → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Quebec nationalism → historicalRoot → Confederation of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
Liberal-Conservative Party → playedRoleIn → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Canadian Confederation → alsoKnownAs → Confederation of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Confederation
John A. Macdonald → supportedConcept → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
subject linked to: John
National Policy → relatedTo → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
True Patriot Love → discussesConcept → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Attorney General for Canada East → endCause → Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Confederation Trail → namedAfter → Canadian Confederation ⓘ