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One Of The Most Important Factors That Caused Canadian Confederation.
First, Canadian Confederation occurred on July 1, 1867. And it is a event in which Canada changed themselves from British North America to be a dominion on themselves. One of two factors will be Lack of Trade in the Colonies. Britain's Free Trade Policy is an event that British North America products no longer having a commercial advantage in British. And Lack of Trade in the Colonies. About the Canadian Confederation, when Canada just started a Confederation, they only had four provinces which are Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. This event kept going in Canada and now they have ten provinces which is today in Canada.

== Britain's Free Trade Policy ==

In 1846, Britain decided put zero taxes with low tariffs on British North America products.To make up for the anticipated loss of sales to Britain, the colonies thought that an internal market in a united country was the most promising solution. On the other hand, U.S.A, the biggest foreign trade partner found out that it was unfair since British North America was benefiting more from the law, and they had a negative opinion with it.

British North America and U.S.A had signed Reciprocity Treaty in 1854, mutual reduction of tariffs. Britain signed behalf of British North America, because didn't have authority to do so for itself. And this Reciprocity Treaty allowed free trade on natural products between British North America and U.S.A.

== Lack of Trade in the Colonies ==

In the mid 1800s, the economy of British North America was becoming industrialized. In Canada West, factory owners usually hired not well educated people. And Montreal was most industrialized city in British North America which held for 100 years. Food, footwear, and textiles were one of the most popular industries which dominated the city by the early 1860s. Those workers were mostly women/children, and they were paid less which is child labor. And they will oftenly get beaten up when they fall asleep during work time, or when they make mistakes. In Canada West, their industrialization began to flourish in the 1870s. Their largest industry was textiles. Factories spun cotton into clothes, curtains, and others. Meanwhile, the metalwork industry was growing quickly. Factories made pots, stoves, pans, and and other household goods. By the 1580s, there were large industry operations in what was by than called Ontario.

But the population of colonies still small and international trade was limited.It was hindered by the lack of efficient transportaion systems to move the goods from colony to another. In addition, the colonies used duties, or tariffs, to keep out goods from other colonies in order to protect their own goods.