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Province House was built in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in 1847 as the seat
of the colonial government. It continues in that role
today but perhaps it's most significant contribution to
Canadian history and heritage was when it hosted the
meetings and talks between the colonial representatives
of the British North American colonies as they
negotiated the potential terms of Confederation.
The talks took place in September of 1867
and although originally intended to be focused on a
union or New Brunswick, PEI and Nova Scotia, the arrival
of representatives from the Canada's expanded the scope
of the proposed union. The spirit of the meetings was
one of general goodwill and the rational for union was
expedited by events in the United States where the Civil
War was drawing to a close and North had the largest
standing army in the world which could easily invade and
take any one of the British Colonies.
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The Colonial Governors
Residence in Prince Edward Island |
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The hospitality of the
meetings and social functions that took place during the
conference was extensive and lavish wit champagne
flowing freely and food in abundance.
This event ended with the delegates
departing with a general consensus for Union and
although it was to take another 3 years before
Canada became a nation, Province House in Charlottetown
had given birth to a new nation.
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