Canadian_Confederation

Canadian Confederation There were many important bills and conferences that helped shape Canada. Among them were the Charlottetown Conference of 1864, the Quebec Conference of 1864, the London Confrence of 1864, and the Act of Union in 1841. Another key bill was the Act of Union in 1841. It was based on the ideas of assimilation put forward by Lord Durham. Lord Durham saw in the conflict a confrontation of the two races. He believed the Francophone society hobbled Canada’s expansion. The Act of Union was passed by the parliament in London on July 23, 1840. It came into force on February 10, 1841. This act introduced many reforms. Upper and Lower Canada were to become one United Canada, that shared the same government. Now Upper and Lower Canada became referred to as Canada East and Canada West. This political union also strengthened the economy, and Canada’s canada, union, act, races, 1864, 1841,west, upper, same, lower, lord, london, east, durham, country, conference, canada’s, against, vast, utopian, upset, unity, united, two, threat, survival, strengthened, stated, spread, society, shared, shape, saw