If there wasn't the Confederation of Canada, we would still be a colony of Britain or part of the United States. There were many reasons for the Confederation of Canada. Three of them were the need for railroads, the threat of American expansion and the desire to expand settlement west.
As I stated before, one of the reasons for confederation was a need for railroads. There were many obstacles separating the United Province of Canada from the Atlantic colonies. Some of these obstacles were the Gaspé mountains, the U.S. state of Maine, and the St. Lawrence freezing in the winter. A linked railway would be useful to the colonies because it would increase trade and move troops more quickly. Colonies were going bankrupt trying to build their own railroads and joining together would allow them to share the costs of a linked railway.
Another reason for the Confederation of Canada was the threat of American expansion. The colonies were afraid of American invasion and they thought......
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