The participants in a conference concerning this process were later honored with a plaque stating “Providence being their guide, they builded better than they knew.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this process whose anniversary was commemorated in a tourist-heavy 1939 celebration. The 1864 Charlottetown Conference kickstarted this process.
ANSWER: Confederation of Canada [or Canadian Confederation; or Confédération canadienne; accept formation of the Dominion of Canada; prompt on union or federation of Canada or equivalents]
[10e] The districts of Franklin, Keewautin, and Mackenzie made up this territory before its confederation in 1999, making this Inuit-majority territory the newest subdivision in Canada.
ANSWER: Nunavut
[10h] In a campaign leading up to 1949, this politician and F. Gordon Bradley advocated for Newfoundland’s entry into the Confederation. This politician subsequently served as Newfoundland’s first premier until 1972.
ANSWER: Joey Smallwood [or Joseph Roberts Smallwood]
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