land, July 1, 1873. The
provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created Sept. 1, 1905.
=Index=: =Mc= Mackenzie advocates, 104-105; Robinson reports on, 105.
=T= History of, 59-71, 73-87; defeated in New Brunswick, 89-110;
accepted by New Brunswick, 111-125; completion of, 127-132. =Md= History
of the movement, 93; outlined by Durham, 93-95; principle adopted by
British American League, 95; and by Legislature of Nova Scotia, 95;
advocated by Howe and Haliburton, 96; in speech from throne, 1858, 96;
Galt's speech, 96; Cartier, Galt, and Rose confer with Imperial
government, 96-97; growth of the movement, 97-100; attitude of Macdonald
and George Brown, 100-103; the Charlottetown Conference, 104; Quebec
Conference, 104-114; legislative _versus_ federal union, 106-110;
resolution of Quebec Conference debated in Parliament, 118-119; passed
by Assembly, 120; mission sent to England to confer with home government
on this and other questions, 120-121; Imperial government strongly in
favour of, 121; supported by Brown in _Globe_, 123; Monck's impatience
over delays, 123-124; Macdonald's reply, 124; Westminster Conference,
125-127; British North America Act passed and receives royal assent,
127; Macdonald's letter to Lord Knutsford, 128-129; opposition to
Confederation, 129; negotiations with Newfoundland, 146-147; and Prince
Edward Island, 147-149; and British Columbia, 149-150. =Sy= Favoured at
first by Lord Durham, afterwards deemed impracticable, 120. =H= J. W.
Johnstone's speech in favour of, 174; Joseph Howe's attitude towards,
180-182, 185, 186; opposition to, 186-192; abandons opposition, 214-216;
advocated by Sir Charles Tupper, 186-189; opposed by Halifax
_Chronicle_, 189. =C= Cartier's connection with, 55-65; Cartier insists
on federal principle, 57-58; Macdonald favours legislative union, 57;
Canadian constitution compared with that of the United States, 58-61;
weak points of the former, 61-62; its advantages, 62-63; opposed in
Quebec, 63-64. =E= Only feasible solution of difficulties arising out of
Union Act, 118. =B= Ardently championed by George Brown, x, xi;
indirectly promoted by United States Civil War, xi; the British American
League advocates, 38; McGee on, 129-130; founders of movement, 129;
George Brown and, 130-132, 137-138, 139; Reform Conventions of 1857 and
1859 discuss question, 131, 135-138, 208, 217; Galt advocates federal
union, 132-133; step towards, 133; question of defence one of forces
tending t