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Confed. - Political
Political Reasons for Confederation
Question | Answer |
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" double majority " | canada east and canada west had the same number of seats so it became impossible to pass any laws |
" loose fish " | members who didn’t belong to a party voted any which way on issues, which caused political deadlock |
too many political parties | it became difficult to get a majority government because there were too many political parties |
language, culture, religion | language, culture, and religion made the union artificial so it became bound to fail |
rep. by pop. arguments | upper canada became larger than lower canada, so english canada wanted rep. by pop., which was opposed by french canada |