Confederation

Question 0

Maritime Subsidy

Answer 0

$20 Million Compensation to Maritime colonies to help them restart their failing industries and economy.

Question 1

What was the Inter-colonial Trade bill?

Answer 1

Allows BNA colonies to trade with each other freely. $50 million

Question 2

Colonial Debts

Answer 2

$50 million to have debts of the Canada’s failed railroads and canal system $40 million debt paid off. Atlantic colonies had smaller manageable debts. This would start a “clean slate” for all colonies.

Question 3

Inter-Colonial Railway

Answer 3

Railway connecting the Canadas and Maritime colonies. Seaports of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick would increase trade wit Canada’s. PEI and Newfoundland were too out of the way. $50 million

Question 4

Purchase of HBC Land

Answer 4

This land was rich in minerals, furs and water. This would secure this land for Canada and American takeover would diminish. future trade on west coast port. $300 million

Question 5

The CPR

Answer 5

Link to the Pacific. Secure the HBC land and all of Northwest because troops could be deployed. Port on Pacific trade. Help trade with the resources in the HBC land. $100 million

Question 6

Defense Bill

Answer 6

Protection along border of US. Protection from Fenian (Irish-American) raids. This would help us prosper without collapse or worry of invasion. $80 million

Question 7

Federal System

Answer 7

Central, Provincial and Regional gov’ts that control their own matters in their areas. $50 million