Pros And Cons Of Confederation In Canada

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On our last assignment, we were supposed to make a scenario that would make Canada merge with the united states of America. For it, I created a scenario where Canada became bankrupt and the only option was to merge with the U.S. This scenario is also similar to when British territories coming together to form Canada also known as the confederation . Both situations had their pros and cons, so I will tell you the difference and similarities between the two.

First off, is that trade barriers or tariffs of will both get abolished. Another similarity, is that they would be able to build some source of transportation between the two. Another is that they would both have risk in losing the french culture due to the fact America's official language

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