Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67UBC Press, 1995 - 388 psl. In Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-1867, Ged Martin offers a sceptical review of claims that Confederation answered all the problems facing the provinces, and examines in detail British perceptions of Canada and ideas about its future. The major British contribution to the coming of Confederation is to be found not in the aftermath of the Quebec conference, where the imperial role was mainly one of bluff and exhortation, but prior to 1864, in a vague consensus among opinion-formers that the provinces would one day unite. Faced with an inescapable need to secure legislation at Westminster for a new political structure, British North American politicians found they could work within the context of a metropolitan preference for intercolonial union. |
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Canadian Confederation and Historical | 27 |
The Origins of British Support | 81 |
The British and their Perceptions | 117 |
Motives and Expectations of The British | 157 |
The Role of the British | 203 |
The Role of the British | 237 |
Conclusion | 291 |
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April argued argument August Blackwood Britain British government British North America British support Brunswick Burpee cabinet Canadian Confederation Cardwell to Monck Carnarvon Cartier Coalition Colonial Office colonial secretary confidential copy crisis December defence delegates Derby despatch discussion Durham Elgin Elgin-Grey Papers England favour February French Canadians Galt Ged Martin George Brown Gladstone Gordon governor governor-general Grey Papers Halifax Hansard Head's historians History Howick Ibid idea imperial Intercolonial railway intercolonial union January John July June legislation London Lord Lower Canada Lytton Macdonald Manners Sutton March memorandum Merivale militia ministry minute Newcastle Newcastle's North American federation North American provinces North American union Nova Scotia November October Palmerston parliament politicians Prince Edward Island proposal province of Canada Quebec scheme quoted Reform Road to Confederation Russell Sandfield Saturday Review seemed September 1858 Sir Edmund Head speech Stanley Stephen Toronto union of British United Upper Canada W.L. Morton