Lack of intercolonial trade
Population of the colonies were still small
BNA colonies were still new
Taxes
To keep out other goods from other colonies
to protect our goods
Lack of Transportation
bad transportation
Canals and railways were designed to ship to Brittan and the united states
in the winter bodies of water froze in the winter and railways and roads were covered in snow
in the summer roads and railways were covered in mud.
Economic development depended largely on external trade outside of bna
brittan law allowed colonial products to be sold there free of tarrifs - colonial preference
brittan put a tariff on american goods since its a forgien country
because of this bna had an advantage over american goods
Brittan began to move towards free trade
BNA lost thier advantage over american goods.
reciprocity treaty a traty signed by america and britan for bna since they couldnt sign it its a traty to have a mutual reduction of tarrifs
united states started to move away from the treaty because they thought it was in favor of BNA colonies.
threats from the us
American settlers were claiming lands in BNA colonies
They wanted to expand there land
Manifest destiny
as America succeeded advancing west many Americans thought it was there destiny to take over BNA colonies
Civil war
britan was nutrul but the union believe britan supported the confederacy
a feeling america would take this as a reason to invade BNA colonies at the end of Civil war
Fennians
Wanted to gain independence from britan
because they thought that Brittan treated Ireland very bad
they thought attcking BNA would be revenge for brittan treating ireland bad
attacked in 1866
Withdrawal of troops
Brittan stationed troops all over the world to make sure it was safe
Brittan got into a war with Russia
this drainned troops from the bna colonies
capital of canada
kept getting switched
queen victoria chose ontario as the fpermenant capital
Conflicts in canada
conservative and liberal party leader were enemy's
Over French rights
representation by population
canada west believed that equal repersentation was unfair
because they thought that because there colony had more people it should have more seats
With equal representation every bill was deadlocked because each side couldn't agree on the best path
political deadock
deadlock over transportation
Canada west wanted to improve transportation systems however Canada west did not feel it was necessary
The great collation
Macdonald, Brown and Cartier began to form a alliance and worked together towards Canadian confederation