Thursday, June 8, 2017

How Fathers Of Confederation Saved Canada

By Jason Burns


Every country has people they can thank for the peace and freedom they are enjoying today. These are the people who gave their all to mask sure countries worked together. British American colonies can credit their agreement to work together under one nation to fathers of confederation. They are the people who sat down to have meaningful talks about the stability of these colonies.

If it were not for these brave men Canada would have probably been a state in America. However these people left their jobs to fight for that. Leonard Tilley was a pharmacist with his own drug store who later sold it to be a politician. These men gave up their normal lives all for a good course and make sure Canada remained independent and still maintain ties with British American colonies.

These men are the reason Canada exists due to the effort they put into it. America had previously fought the British into attaining their independence by the now called Canada was still under their rule. During the American civil war British supported the southern territories instead of siding with Canada who by them did not have military power and America took advantage of the situation.

Military power was what inspired America to feel like they could take over the northern part which was still a British colony. In that moment when the British government was fearing to be defeated they encouraged these colonies to come together and form a country. That was the only way to prevent America from scooping them to be part of the United States.

There were economic issues that these founders based their arguments from before alliance was fully formed. Holding three conferences trying to pass the idea some countries had not realized the importance. Before the alliance countries would not trade freely. After the alliance trade become easy which explains why a Canadian citizen does not need any kind of visa to go to the United States.

Before the alliance were formed Canada was a big province made up of leaders speaking different languages. There were those that spoke in English and others in French. The founding men of the alliance realized that joining forces would help them solve the political issues. Once the alliances were formed the problem was solved and making decisions became easier.

These brave men will be celebrated for longer generations however not each of their story ended yup successfully. Darcy McGee who was an Irish born journalist who later moved to Montreal to become part of the revolution. However after about ten years of being part of the revolution he was shot and killed in what is believed to have been a premeditated plan.

They saw things differently and that is how they worked hard to seeing the project come to life. They sit ion for meetings looking forward to making a change. The first ever prime minister in Canada John Macdonald was part of the team that made the plan work. These conferences are still considered as historical events in Canada and the services of these men will never be forgotten.




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