John A. MacDonald

John A. MacDonald should be remembered as an influential man, who had many great and successful achievements. MacDonald served Canada for 48 years as a politician. He was the first prime minister of Canada and remained a prime minister of 19 years making him the second-longest serving prime minister in Canada’s history. MacDonald is considered as the ” builder of the nation.” He is most remembered as being Canada’s first Prime Minister, running the government from July 1, 1867 until November 5, 1873.

MacDonald took part in numerous court cases and became an influential figure in Kingston. In 1844 he won a seat in parliament. In 1857, after serving in the Legislature of the Province of Canada and he became Prime Minister in the unstable political system of the colony. He was one of the main architects of the debates and discussions which led to the Constitution Act in 1867 and the founding of Canada 1 st July 1867.(Historica Dominion, 2013) However, MacDonald wasn’t always successful. He dealt with many political obstacles, such as the Confederation, the Métis rebellion and threats of an American (Atwell, 2013). Although MacDonald did many great things to make Canada a better and stronger nation, he did not have a good relationship with the Métis. He had decided to execute Louis Riel, who was fighting for the rights of the Métis. Some people did not like the way he treated the Métis and thinks that it was unfair for him to execute Louis Riel.

During his period as a prime minister, MacDonald helped the development of the railway since he believed it would provide better transportation and a tool for the unification of Canada. Despite many obstacles he has faced, MacDonald is given credit, passed the proposed Canadian Confederation for participating in the expansion of Canada. John Alexander MacDonald was the main instigator of the development of the Act of British North America and the union of the provinces of Canada origin. Being the first leader of Canada, he saw the expansion of the Dominion from coast to coast. “MacDonald was a chief architect of Confederation, put down the rebellions of Louis Riel, pushed through the trans-Canada railway, founded the North West Mounted Police, and implemented what he called the National Policy, which encouraged immigration, agriculture in the west, industry in the east, and movement of goods across the country.”(Our Heroes, 2013, para 1)

John A. MacDonald can be remember for the things that he has accomplished during his reign as prime minister. John A. MacDonald’s legacy still has remained over many years. He is an important figure of Canada and he appears in Canada’s ten dollar bills and statues of him as been made to remember and honour him. During his lifetime, John A. Mac Donald has achieved and accomplished. He is one of the greatest leaders that Canada has ever had! “His government dominated the political scene for almost half a century and sets policy objectives that will continue for future generations of politicians.” (Historica Dominion, 2013,para 1) He is an important figure of Canada and should be remembered for his great achievements, the things he had done for this nation and as the builder of Canada.

References
Atwell, P. (2013). Horton Journal of Canadian History [H.J.C.H]. Retrieved from http://www.angelfire.com/ns/hjch/atwell.htm

Our Heroes(2013) John A. MacDonald: What He’s Remembered For. Retrieved from http://www.infinitebang.com/ourheroes.ca/content.php?hero=jam&pageidx=2

The Canadian Encylopedia(2013) Sir John A. MacDonald. Retrieved from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/fr/sir-john-alexander-macdonald

Wikipedia(2013) John A. MacDonald. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Macdonald

Victorian Values

At the time of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837–1901, Victorian values was influenced.
Victorian values were very important to the Europeans. They believed in ‘proper’ behavior and were also very materialistic and into spending a lot of money. They placed a high value on modesty, religion, seriousness and duty. They were conscious of social class and status. You see, many of the settlers came to Canada in hopes of escaping the class system. However when they came to Canada, they were angered by how there were still a class system here too.

The term represents the moral of the people living in the Victorian time. It especially refers to the moral climate in general in Great Britain during the 19th century. “Victorian morality can be described as a set of values that supported sexual repression, low tolerance of crime, and a strong social ethic”( Wikipedia, para 1). Due to the enormous impact and importance of the British Empire, many of these values were spread across the world.

Victorians had a lot of values. We share some similar values such as religion, duty and personal success. Religion was important during the Victorian era and I am also a religious person. The Victorians loved to spend their money. I disagree with this. I like to manage my money wisely and spend it on useful things. Also some other things that makes my values similar to the Victorian values is that i believe in hard work and personal success.

Although my values are similar to the Victorian values, we still have some differences. I do not believe in the class system and absolutely despise it. The Victorians believe that they are more valuable and special than other people and I just think its wrong. You cant judge someone by their job or class. I still think that Victorian Values are still alive in parts of the world today, especially in Europe and maybe the Eastern countries.

References

Cenicola, L. & Aumann, M. (2013). Majesties and Royal Highnesses. Retrieved from http://www.laura-cenicola.de/brithist2/brithist/8-1-introduction-into-victorian-morality-what-exactly-was-the-victorian-era.html

Wikipedia (2013). Victorian morality. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_morality