Upper Canada was the English-speaking colony and Lower Canada was the French-speaking colony. They were reunited in 1841, called Canada West and Canada East and the capital of them was Montreal. They become provinces of Ontario and Quebec in 1867. Uniting all the Canadian provinces soon became a necessity. There were five reasons why it was good to unite the provinces: they wanted to be protected from the USA, they wanted to defend themselves against the Fenians, trading would be much easier, they wanted to build a railway from east to west and Britain didn't want to support Canadian provinces anymore likewise Canadian provinces wanted to break away from Britain. 1st July 1867 the Dominion of Canada was formed of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The first Prime Minister of Canada was MacDonald. The railway was finished on 7th November 1885, after five years of building. Provinces
Very few plants and animals can live there. Tundra ecozone is located south of the Arctic ecozone. Coniferous trees grow in tundra. A mix of coniferous and deciduous forests grow in Central Canada and in the Atlantic provinces. There are also the prairies. 95% of the land has been converted into farmland and it is basically a treeless area. Uniting Canada There were several reasons for uniting Canada. · Strong defence against any American aggression and the Fenians · Trade network involving the cities in Canada · Canadians wanted to build a railway line · The British didn't have enough money to support Canadian colonies In July 1, 1867 the Dominiom of Canada was created. The Dominiom of Canada consisted of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provinces. Yukon was the last province to join the Dominiom. John Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada. Another important feature about Canada is its railway. The railway was
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