Can someone help me things about confederation in the 1860s?

Question

I needa know some reasons why Canada joined confederation in the 1860s... and maybe a real actual street name, city, colony, and a newspaper name, all in the 1860s. maybe a link or something would be helpful. thanks!

Answer 1

The Canadian Confederation had nothing to do with the formation of the Confederate States which seceded from the united States. It was not some obscure part of Canadian history but a major formation of Canadian nationality.

In July of 1867, the British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada united to become the Dominion of Canada. Historians tend to believe that British pressure and circumstances of 1864 through 1867 caused Confederation. This is the general belief of Donald Creighton in his book, The Road to Confederation. Ged Martin, however, in his book, Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837 - 67 challenges this belief.
Creighton states that the building of the Intercolonial Railway, pressure from the United States and especially the Fenians, the quest for westward expansion, "deadlock" in the Canadian Legislature, and intervention from the imperial government, are the causes of Confederation. Martin, however, says that while some of these were true reasons that helped Confederation along, Confederation was inevitable and had been talked about and debated for many years previous to 1864.
More details can be found at the following links:

http://www.oldandsold.com/articles31n/canada-7.shtml

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reak/ssc/confed.htm

http://www.canadainfolink.ca/confederation.htm

I can’t help you with Editors or addresses but the following Canadian Newspapers were publishing during the time of the 1860s and microfilm copies exist in some libraries and those copies would have the information you are seeking.

The Globe & Mail; Toronto, ON

The Berlin Telegraph

Waterloo County General Intellegencer

Answer 2

Um, unless you're referring to some incredibly obscure part of Canadian history, you're probably asking why Canada offered at least verbal support to the Confederacy (not the confederation!). It did so because, being a part of the British Commonwealth, it was obliged to follow England's lead, and England just wanted all those cheap raw goods like Cotton and turpentine.

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate

Answer 4

canada never joined the confederacy...they aren't even part of the U.S.!