How did the american civil war affect canadian confederation?
The economic effects of the Civil War on Confederation had to do with Britain. If Canada was to remain a colony under Britain and not form a country, it would inherit the consequences of being British. We would suffer economically in our trading with the United States because they did not have the best relations with Britain. And at this time since we were edging even closer to economic relationships with America (Reciprocity was to come in 1891), we could suffer that way.
