In October 1864, 33 delegates from around British North America converged on Quebec City to hammer out the terms of Confederation. While many delegates from Upper and Lower Canada were satisfied ...

The idea for a union of the British North American colonies began in June, 1864. John A. Macdonald, accompanied by George-Étienne Cartier and George Brown, among others, went to Charlottetown ...

In September 1864, the Atlantic provinces - Nova Scotia ... proposed Union might not be made to embrace the whole of British North American Provinces." Canada's most prominent politicians ...