Ch.6 Two Tries For Freedom
Paraguay and the Triple Alliance
- In 1865, Francisco Solano Lopez had just come to power in Paraguay.
- Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay united against Paraguay. This war became known as the War of the Triple Alliance.
- On March 1st, 1870, López was killed in the attack. Finally, the war was over. Brazil and Argentina each took a piece of Paraguay‘s land
The Dominion of Canada
- rebellion of the people in Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario)
- By the 1860s, the Canadian provinces were talking about joining together into a ˝federation.˝ This federation would still be loyal to Great Britain, but it would have its own constitution, its own Canadian House of Commons, and its own Canadian Senate.
- British North America Act took effect on July 1st, 1867
- Canada wasn’t ferr from Great Britain- but it was independent.
