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What changed in Britain in the 1860s that encouraged confederation?

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Although Canada was part of Britain until 1867 and officially neutral, Canadians fought on both sides. The pressures of the 1861-65 Civil War, and the threat of an American invasion, helped urge Canada to its own confederation and independence

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