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Welcome to The London Conference

Join us in exploring the pivotal Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences of 1864, where key colonial leaders discussed the unification of Canada's provinces. Key players emerged, including the Maritime colonies and Canada, while significant voices, including Aboriginals and marginalized communities, were notably excluded from decision-making. The resulted 72 Resolutions laid groundwork for a federal government, yet various provinces expressed concerns and opposition. Understand the historical context and the lasting implications of these formative discussions for Canada's governance and identity.

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Welcome to The London Conference

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  1. WelcometoTheLondonConference

  2. Butfirst, howdidwegethere?

  3. CharlottetownConference DATE:September 1-9 1864 LOCATION: Charlottetown, P.E.I. KEYPLAYERS:Martimes and Canadas LEFTOUT: BritishColumbia, Newfoundland, 
AboriginalsandMarginalizedpeoples KEYDECISIONS: Reachedaconsensustocreatealargerunionofallfiveprovinces, andagreedtomeetinQuebecinonemonthtoworkouttheterms.

  4. ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Wefeeloutragedthatthiswasourlandoriginallyandwedon'tgetasayinanything." - TheAboriginals " WefeelgoodabouttheoutcomeoftheCharlottetownConferencebecausemostoftheMaritimecoloniesdecidedtounitewiththeCanadas." - CanadaEast "We feel a littleupsetbecausetheBritishColumbiansdidn'tgetinvitedandalotofthereallyimportantdecisionsweremadewithoutputtingusintoconsideration." - B.C.

  5. ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Mycolonywouldrathertheothercoloniesdropthetopicofjoiningtogether, becausetherearenobenefitstoit. Forexampletaxesmayberaised, anditwilldodamagetooureconomy." - Newfoundland " WefeelthattheoutcomeoftheconferenceweregoodbecausewedecidedtounitewithCanadaEastandCanadaWestandmeetinQuebectoworkoutthetermswhichwasbetterforusthanifwedidn'tunite." - Maritimes "Mygroupwasnotinvitedtoanyoftheconferences. Wedidn'tknowthemeetingswerehappening." - Marginalized "Mycolonyfeelsgreatabouttheoutcome." -CanadaWest

  6. QuebecConference DATE: October 1864 LOCATION:QuebecCity KEYPLAYERS:Martimes, Canadas, andNewfoundland. LEFTOUT: BritishColumbia, AboriginalsandMarginalizedpeoples KEYDECISIONS:  1) SirJohnA. MacDonald's 72 Resolutions •SenateandHouseofCommons •Federal and provincial governments  •OntarioandQuebec 2)ReactionsintheAtlanticColonies TheMaritimeswerelargelyopposedtothe 72 Resolutions. PrinceEdwardIslandandNewfoundlandrejectedConfederation.

  7. ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Mygroup isoverjoyedbecausemaybethewomanandtheex-slaveswillbetreatedequally." - Marginalized "Wewerenotveryexcitedabouttheideaatfirstbecauseifthecoloniesjoinedtheywouldspreadintoourlandandwehaveagoodtradesystemgoingandwedon'twantthattochange." -Aboriginals "Wearehappybecausewehopetohavethefirstprimeministerandwewerethe "topdogs" attheconference." - CanadaWest

  8. ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Mostpeoplethoughtthatbecausewearesuchsmallcolonieswewouldhaveverylittleimpactonanydecisionsmadefromthereonout. P.E.I. wasworriedthatwewouldn'treceiveasmanyseatsasotherlargercolonies. SomeofusthoughtifjustNovaScotia, P.E. I., 
andNewBrunswickformedaunionwewouldbebetteroff. Wecouldeasilysupportourselves." -Maritimes "Wearealittleupset, interestedandhavealittlebitofexcitement. 
Weareupsetbecauseforsomeoftheconfederationmeetingswewerenotinvited/included, andsomeofthechoicesthatweremadewerenotwhatwewouldhavechosentodo. Weareinterestedbecausewewanttoknowwhatsomeofthebigfinaldecisionswere, whichwemayormaynotbeincludedin. Weareexcitedbecausetherearenewsetsofrulesandpeoplethatruleoverothersandwewanttoseehoweverythingwillplayout." -B.C.

  9. Solet'sget backtoLondon…

  10. SettingtheScene... http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1686066

  11. TrueorFalseConversations Withyourgroup, discussthequestionsand (uponthesignal) holdupyour "true" or "false" sign. 1. ThedelegateswereupsettheyhadtogoinLondon; theyfeltthewholethingwastooexpensive. 2. JohnA. MacDonaldonceagainprovedhisvalueasaleader. 3. ThiswasasimplecaseofquicklyapprovingtheQuebecdeal. 4. Only 4 resolutionsintotalwerechanged. 5. ThedelegateswereoncarefulguardtomakesuretheQuebecdealwasheldinplacewithfewtonochanges.

  12. Somefinalitems before returning home... AftertheConference, CanadabecameBritain'sfirst "self-
governingDominion" CanadaretainedtheMonarchy, butonlyasasymbolanditsplaceintheBritishEmpire Britainstillmaintainedcontroloverourforeignpolicyuntil 1923 Canadawasgivencontroloverinternalaffairs, althoughuntil 1982 (justover 20 yearsago!), theBritishgovernmenthadfinalpowerinmakingchangestotheCanadianConsititution Don'tforgettoaddtheseideastoyourgroup'sgraphicorganizer!

  13. TheDominionofCanada

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