I'm currently doing a essay for my 20th Century History Class and have searched google for ages but can not find an answer to my question:
When and how did Canada win independence or more autonomy?
Does anyone know the answer to this question or have a link to a site with Canadian history?
Canada Question
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Canada Question
by SkipToMy_Lou on Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:11 pm
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by j.23 on Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:30 pm
whats up, i did this 2 years ago but look up the "BNA Act of 1867" in search engines.. (british north america act) and royal proclamation of 1763...
anywho this is some stuff i found in my old book (lucky i didn't burn it with the rest of my junk)
" with the royal proclamation of 1763, british north america was subject to english law and governed by great britain in the interests of great britain. many peopel living in the atlantic provinces of new brunswick, nova scotia, prince edward island, and newfoundland were content to remain colonies of great britain. however, men like john a. macdonald, george brown and george-etienne cartier supported the idea of a more independent country with control ovr its political and economic systems while still retaining strong ties to britain."
"the 1860's brought opportunities for change. the united states was engaged in a bloody civil war, and there were those in canada who feared that once the war was over, the states would attempt to take over the rest of north america. in 1864, a group of 36 men met in prince edward island and quebec to discuss unification. eventually, new brunswick, nova scotia, quebec, and ontario agreed to a framework for union. the proposal was taken to britain for approval. remarkably, there was little debate in england regarding this significant change to the political structure of one of its colonies. the british north america act was passed by the british parliament in 1867 and was proclaimed into law on july 1 of that year. the act established canada as a country, and john a. macdonald became the first prime minister of the new dominion."
that's all i have, i don't know if i went off-topic or if i helped ya but yeah.
anywho this is some stuff i found in my old book (lucky i didn't burn it with the rest of my junk)
" with the royal proclamation of 1763, british north america was subject to english law and governed by great britain in the interests of great britain. many peopel living in the atlantic provinces of new brunswick, nova scotia, prince edward island, and newfoundland were content to remain colonies of great britain. however, men like john a. macdonald, george brown and george-etienne cartier supported the idea of a more independent country with control ovr its political and economic systems while still retaining strong ties to britain."
"the 1860's brought opportunities for change. the united states was engaged in a bloody civil war, and there were those in canada who feared that once the war was over, the states would attempt to take over the rest of north america. in 1864, a group of 36 men met in prince edward island and quebec to discuss unification. eventually, new brunswick, nova scotia, quebec, and ontario agreed to a framework for union. the proposal was taken to britain for approval. remarkably, there was little debate in england regarding this significant change to the political structure of one of its colonies. the british north america act was passed by the british parliament in 1867 and was proclaimed into law on july 1 of that year. the act established canada as a country, and john a. macdonald became the first prime minister of the new dominion."
that's all i have, i don't know if i went off-topic or if i helped ya but yeah.
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good luck, canadian history sucks i hate it
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