Part 6. The Road to Confederation

A. Growth & Change in B.N.A. - Good Times, The Timber Trade, Depression in BNA, The Annexation Manifesto, The Elgin-Marcy Reciprocity Treaty, The Famine Ships, The Underground Railway, British North America Canals & Railways, Representation by Population

B. Causes of Confederation 1861-66 - External Factors, The Trent Affair, The Chesapeake Incident, The St. Alban's Raid, The Americans Cancel Reciprocity, New Threats From the South, The Fenian Raids, British Support, Political Deadlock, New Leadership

C. The Path to Union and Expansion, 1864-1873 - Compromise and Diplomacy, Conference at Charlottetown, Conference at Quebec, The Bases of Union

D. Building the New Nation - Nova Scotia has Second Thoughts, Building the Territory, A New System of Government, The British Connection, The Senate, O Canada First Performed