British North America: Colonies Before Provinces Canada, as we know it today, did not always have 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. Before joining the Dominion of Canada, Provinces of Territories were Colonies of British North America. During Confederation in 1867, the Colonies of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick joined the Dominion of Canada. The rest of the Provinces and Territories joined later.
On this page you will use the following questions:
1. Write down the name of the province/territory that Sir John A MacDonald was from.
2. Write down the name of the province/territory that was the last to join the Confederation? Why did they want to join the Confederation?
3. Write down two of the main reasons why British Columbia joined the Confederation?
Click on the links for each Province and Territory to find out why each one decided to join or opted out of Confederation.
With your partner(s), choose one of the Provinces or Territories above. Brainstorm reasons why your province should join Confederation, and reasons why your province should not.
Canada, as we know it today, did not always have 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. Before joining the Dominion of Canada, Provinces of Territories were Colonies of British North America. During Confederation in 1867, the Colonies of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick joined the Dominion of Canada. The rest of the Provinces and Territories joined later.
On this page you will use the following questions:
1. Write down the name of the province/territory that Sir John A MacDonald was from.
2. Write down the name of the province/territory that was the last to join the Confederation? Why did they want to join the Confederation?
3. Write down two of the main reasons why British Columbia joined the Confederation?
Click on the links for each Province and Territory to find out why each one decided to join or opted out of Confederation.
New Brunswick - 1867
Nova Scotia - 1867
Ontario - 1867
Quebec - 1867
Manitoba - 1870
Northwest Territories - 1870
British Columbia - 1871
Prince Edward Island - 1873
Yukon Territory - 1898
Alberta - 1905
Saskatchewan - 1905
Newfoundland - 1949
Nunavut - 1999
Confederation, 1867© Library and Archives of Canada
With your partner(s), choose one of the Provinces or Territories above. Brainstorm reasons why your province should join Confederation, and reasons why your province should not.
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