Wednesday, June 14, 2017

How Fathers Of Confederation Saved Canada

By Jason Burns


All nations have those founding people whom they can give credit for the peace and freedom they are enjoying today. There were people who worked so hard to make sure their nations reminded independent and was able to make its decisions. Fathers of confederation were the initial beginners of bringing together all the British American colonies into an agreement.

It is because of people like Leonard Tilley that Canada never got swallowed to become a state in America. Tilley who was a pharmacists had to sell his store in order to pursue a political career. Almost each person who worked tirelessly to make Canada independent had another career before. These men worked hard to make sure Canada was not scooped to be a part of America.

They are the reason as to why and how Canada came to begin. There were some reasons as to why these alliances were formed. America had fought British before since they had the required military power. However during the American civil war Britain supported the southern territories instead of the north and United States saw a chance to grab the northern part.

In that moment while America was still trying to take over the northern part and Britain did not want to pay money to defend these countries they argued them to be independent. The British government still wanted to feel superior and not be defeated by the United States once more. Due to that fear these founding people settled for an alliance instead of war as America tried to take over.

In the beginning of these conferences and debates a lot of people did not understand the benefits they stood to gain by being part of the alliance. Having business men like Jean Charles Chapais who was a businessman in the panel meant that they cared about their economic trades. Being part of the alliance strengthened the economic ties with other countries making trade better.

In the same period the northern colonies especially the province of Canada had some political problems. The two parties involved in making decisions on how to run the country had differences. They also did not speak the same language. Some spoke English while others used French to communicate so joining other colonies made the decision making process easier.

If these people would still be alive today they would be so happy to see how amazing the country has become. They will forever be remembered for making the country great and independent. Some of them did not have their story end well. Darcy McGee who was a journalist before becoming a politician was shot and killed after being part of the revolution for about ten years.

These are heroes whose good work will never be forgotten. The entire event is still cherished by Canadians to this very day. They saw things differently and worked towards creating an amazing nation that it is today. The first Canadian Prime Minister John Macdonald was also part of the team involved in planning which was part of amazing change.




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