reasons+for+confederation

** Luke Finoro ** ** Hello, I am William McDougal, I was born near Toronto on January 25 1822. I am a lawyer and educated at Victoria College in Cobourg, Upper Canada. In 1847 I began practicing law as an attorney and a solicitor in Upper Canada. I was elected as a member of the legislative assembly in 1858 and served as a commissioner of Crown Lands and Provincial Secretary. ** ** Back to Confederation. I am all for confederation and I think it is a great idea. Here are some reasons for confederation: Railways. Railways would great to have in a place like Canada West because of all our open land. Railways would also be good for trade, transportation and would increase mail speed, and when the water starts to freeze in the winter there is no more use of boats for transportation and trade when we need it most. That is why railways would be great to have. ** ** Another reason for Confederation is that the U.S. are right below us so they can come and attack us, but if all colonies join together the U.S. won’t stand a chance against us because we would have a bigger army. We could also use that army to fight off attacks from the Fenians. ** ** Canada West has a lot of people so we want “Rep By Pop” because decisions need to be made. We can’t make any decisions when we’re always deadlocked! ** ** A good reason for coming together and making a country is so we can buy and sell with each other without paying Tariffs. If we became our own country we could sell our resources to the highest bidder. ** ** If we join together we can settle the western lands before the Americans. The western lands would bring us lots of farmland which would produce crops that we can sell and trade within our own country, as well as to other countries. ** ** As you can see there are many great benefits towards Confederation and why it should happen. ** ** Thank you. **
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