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The most important farm products were potatoes, rye, buckwheat, maple sugar, and livestock. When it came time to confederate, the Francophones were nervous because they did not want to lose their French heritage.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} They were afraid that it would be overwhelmed by the English.
At the time of Confederation (1867), Montreal was the largest city of the [[British North America|British North American]] colonies, with a population of 107,225.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quebec History|url=http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/stats/pop61-21.htm|website=faculty.marianopolis.edu}}</ref> Some of the richest people in Canada lived in Montreal.
By the late 1850s all the land of Canada West had been bought.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} The next frontier was west of [[Lake Superior]]. However, this land was owned by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]]. Most in Canada East resisted the takeover of this land, as it would have changed the balance of the seats in the legislature.
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