Canada Past and Present: A Citizenship Education Guide

PERSPECTIVES ON CONFEDERATION WORKSHEET Use this worksheet to complete Activity 8: Confederation , in the section ‘Confederation and Growth’ of Canada Past and Present: A Citizenship Education Guide . Read the Confederation plain-language summary on The Canadian Encyclopedia to fill in the blanks: A. Leaders wanted Canada to become a country for many reasons. One main reason was: . B. The three men who led the Province of Canada into Confederation were: , and . C. Canada became a country in the year . D. The four provinces that made up the Dominion of Canada were , , , and . E. was Canada’s first Prime Minister. F. Canada would have one government and share power with each government. G. To grow Canada’s economy and have a larger territory, the new Government of Canada built a across the country. 10.