CANADA

OVERVIEW

• Canada did not fight a war
• Mutual agreement with Britain on independence
• England wanted to avoid other major wars
• Granted Canada control of major internal affairs

DIVISION: TWO ETHNICITIES

• 7 Years War gave British control of Canada from French
• Because most settlers were French, they made compromises
• But in American Revolution, British loyalists migrated to Canada
• This increased ethnic tension

UNIFICATION: WAR OF 1812

• Ethnic tension was a threat, BUT war of 1812 unified the people
• Canadian victory+common enemy = sense of nationalism
• Result: economic growth and surge of English immigrants
• Not wanting a major war, Britain gave Canada control of its affairs

WESTWARD EXPANSION

• Fear of US expansion pushed Canadian expansion autonomy
• British North American Act of 1867 made Dominion of Canada
• Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick
• Established federal government

FURTHER EXPANSION

• First Prime Minister Macdonald strengthened the Union
• Purchased Northwestern Territories, British Columbia, Manitoba...
• Built transcontinental railroads in 1885
• This helped to establish Saskatchewan and Newfoundland

Conclusion
Canada had a diverse culture, but they united to peacefully drift from Britain and create a politically unified state.