foundation of Canadian Confederation
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Canada_Day
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| gptkbp:date |
July 1, 1867
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| gptkbp:documentType |
gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
economic motivations
role of nationalism debate over centralization vs. provincial autonomy impact_on_Indigenous_peoples social_factors_influencing_Confederation |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Charlottetown_Conference
gptkb:Quebec_Conference gptkb:London_Conference Confederation conferences pre-Confederation_colonies |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
foundation of Canadian Confederation
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| gptkbp:impact |
railway expansion
immigration policies Indigenous relations provincial rights development of national policies increased political autonomy federalism_in_Canada |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
desire for economic stability fear_of_American_expansionism |
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
gptkb:Charles_Monck George-Étienne Cartier |
| gptkbp:legacy |
establishment of parliamentary democracy
foundation for future provinces and territories cultural_diversity_in_Canada influence_on_Canadian_identity framework_for_Canadian_Constitution |
| gptkbp:outcome |
creation_of_the_Dominion_of_Canada
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| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Quebec gptkb:New_Brunswick gptkb:Nova_Scotia |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Manitoba_Act
Statute of Westminster 1931 Constitution Act, 1982 Alberta_and_Saskatchewan_joining_Confederation British_North_America_Act_amendments Newfoundland_joining_Confederation |
| gptkbp:significance |
established_Canada_as_a_self-governing_dominion_within_the_British_Empire
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