 | The French-Canadian Idea of Confederation, 1864-1900 Subjects: Canadians French-speaking -- Attitudes; Canada -- English-French relations -- History -- 19th century; Canada -- History -- 1867–1914; At Confederation, most French Canadians felt their homeland was Quebec; they supported the new arrangement because it separated Quebec from Ontario, creating an autonomous French-Canadian province loosely associated with the others. Silver A.I. : A.I. Silver is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. |
