(Above) a map showing rupert's land; the land the colonies wanted to expand into.
Reason 6: People wanted westward expansion into Rupert’s Land and the North West Territories.
The farmland in the colonies was diminishing during the 1860’s and many people throughout the colonies wanted to expand into the west for more room to farm. The only problem with this idea was that the Americans wanted this land for themselves as well. Politicians believed that if the colonies united they could take the land and settle in it before the Americans got a chance to. This is the reason that many colonies wanted confederation; for more land.
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