03938nam 2200745Ia 450 991095764830332120200520144314.09786613131836978128313183412831318389780774854320077485432410.59962/9780774854320(CKB)2560000000049860(OCoLC)180704173(CaPaEBR)ebrary10135970(SSID)ssj0000381756(PQKBManifestationID)11297279(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000381756(PQKBWorkID)10391398(PQKB)10448956(CaPaEBR)404058(CaBNvSL)jme00326425 (Au-PeEL)EBL3412581(CaPaEBR)ebr10298734(CaONFJC)MIL313183(OCoLC)923447620(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/b94p8h(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404058(MiAaPQ)EBC3412581(MiAaPQ)EBC3245687(DE-B1597)729202(DE-B1597)9780774854320(EXLCZ)99256000000004986019940323d1995 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBritain and the origins of Canadian confederation, 1837-67 /Ged MartinVancouver UBC Pressc19951 online resource (403 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780774804875 0774804874 9780774804882 0774804882 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Map -- 1 British North America on the Eve of Confederation -- 2 Canadian Confederation and Historical Explanation -- 3 The Origins of British Support for Canadian Confederation -- 4 The British and their Perceptions -- 5 Motives and Expectations of the British -- 6 The Role of the British in the Launching of Confederation -- 7 The Role of the British in the Achievement of Confederation 1864-1867 -- Conclusion -- Note on Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes and References -- IndexIn explaining why the British North American provinces united in 1867, historians have tended to see Confederation as a logical response to the internal and external challenges of the 1860s. With some ambiguity, they have also attributed a major role to the British imperial factor in forcing the Maritime provinces to accept their predestined place in the Canadian nation. In Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-1867, Ged Martin offers a sceptical review of claims that Confederation answered all the problems facing the provinces, and examines in detail British perceptions of Canada and ideas about its future. The major British contribution to the coming of Confederation is to be found not in the aftermath of the Quebec conference, where the imperial role was mainly one of bluff and exhortation, but prior to 1864, in a vague consensus among opinion-formers that the provinces would one day unite. Faced with an inescapable need to secure legislation at Westminster for a new political structure, British North American politicians found they could work within the context of a metropolitan preference for intercolonial union.Constitutional historyCanadaCanadaHistoryConfederation, 1867CanadaPolitics and government1841-1867Great BritainPolitics and government1837-1901Constitutional history971.04/9Martin Ged243696MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957648303321Britain and the origins of Canadian confederation, 1837-674344255UNINA