Analysis of Confederate and Anti Confederate Movement Article

This report analyzes an article examining the Confederate and Anti Confederate movements, focusing on the historical context of Nova Scotia and England. The analysis explores the main arguments presented in the article, which include the influence of British pressure, the role of Joseph Howe, and the rise and fall of the Repeal movement. The report also identifies the sources used by the author, such as historical accounts and publications like "The Chronicle," and assesses the historical debates surrounding the annexation of Nova Scotia and the loyalty of its citizens. The report concludes by evaluating the article's usefulness in understanding these complex historical events, emphasizing the significance of newspapers in shaping public opinion and the enduring themes of loyalty and national identity.

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CONFEDERATE AND ANTI CONFEDERATE MOVEMENT
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The daily “Morning Chronicles” raised the question of how England should move
further with the current situation regarding demolishing the Anti confederate movement
along with the annexation of the Nova Scotia. Since the latter came into action with the
margin of majority it had to face innumerable questions and opposition from the authoritarian
perspectives. While there was Anti Confederate movement a simultaneous movement was
going on, namely the Repeal movement. With the introduction of “consensus approach” in
this movement the Anti Confederate movement was contradicted and the notion of
confederate was portrayed as a mere success (Winsboro, 2016).
From the perspective of internal and external forces the concept of both the
Confederate and Anti Confederate movement should be interpreted. It was also highly
influenced by British pressure. Buckner had decisively mentioned that American Civil War
had been majorly instrumental behind the Nova Scotia where the members were not easy to
assimilate into confederation until it served their own interest while Martin emphasized on
the “Imperial Factor” to be decisive device behind irradiating the contemporary issues in
British North America (Ballantyne, 2017). Joseph Howe, the contemporary intellectual had
an enormous contribution in shaping the Confederate movement and giving it a new
dimension through his daily, The Chronicle. He raised the issue of securing the right of the
people for casting votes and placing opinions as supported in the Anti Confederate view and
also gained the mass support.
When the Anti Confederate secured a crushing defeat, it had to continue the fight with
the right of the people. Nova Scotia had its own patriotic reason to remove itself from the
Confederate and loyalty towards the mother country became the biggest issue that had been
lacking in Confederate (Gallagher, 2013). Although it was viewed that Confederate was
confiding to the idea of Canada yet it had worked with loyalty and annexation. After the
defeat of 1868 it was clear that the Confederate was to take over all the newspapers to uproot

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the Nova Scotia entirely where it was certain that confirming the Repeal movement to be the
failure, the party members had to leave the party one by one. Therefore the question of
annexation was raised and consequently denied and defied by the colonial office and
parliament of imperial sector (Rodorff, 2018). As a result the Repeal movement had to be
suppressed and the Nova Scotia continued to remain as a party to seek connection to mother
country with loyalty and dignity.
It can be concluded that in order to acquire a vivid knowledge in the confederate and
anti confederate movement in England the article serves the purpose in an optimum way. The
movement was started to resolve the contemporary financial issues and finally witnessed the
rise of another party and other sub revolts which were further subdued and the authentic
movement regained its importance and continued to uphold its monopoly. The newspapers
contributed in a major scale to form the opinion of the public and gain the trust and
confidence. The motives of loyalty and connecting with the mother country were greatly
influenced by these impactful papers.

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References
Ballantyne, D. T. (2017). “Whenever the Yankees Were Gone, I Was a Confederate”:
Loyalty and Dissent in Civil War–Era Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Civil War
History, 63(1), 36-67.
Gallagher, G. W. (2013). Becoming Confederates: Paths to a New National Loyalty (Vol.
54). University of Georgia Press.
Rodorff, M. (2018). Great Britain and the Nova Scotian Confederate and Repeal movements,
1864–9. British Journal of Canadian Studies, 31(2), 151-165.
Winsboro, I. D. (2016, January). The Confederate Monument Movement as a Policy
Dilemma for Resource Managers of Parks, Cultural Sites, and Protected Places:
Florida as a Case Study. In The George Wright Forum (Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 217-229).
George Wright Society.