Why was Ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada?

Answer 1

Queen Victoria chose Ottawa for the capital of Canada because *Far away from United state's border so Ottawa could be protected from the attack *Has good water route for moving troops incase of war with the United States. *Ottawas was right on the border between Canada East and Canada West and so might satisfy both parts of the province.

Answer 2

In 1857, Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital for the "province of Canada" (what we now call Ontario and Quebec) because it was the only settlement of any significant size located right on the border of Canada East and Canada West (Quebec/Ontario border today), making it a compromise between the two colonies and their French and English populations. Ottawa was also chosen for its location because the War of 1812 had shown how vulnerable the major cities were to American attack, since they were all located very close to the border

Answer 3

Ottawa was chosen to be the capital of Canada in 1857 because Queen Victoria was asked to choose a common capital for the then province of Canada and chose Ottawa. She chose Ottawa because it was the only settlement of any significant size located right on the border of Canada East and Canada West, making it a compromise between the two colonies and their French and English populations. Followed by many more reasons!

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Answer 4

In 1857, Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital for the "province of Canada" (what we now call Ontario and Quebec) because it was the only settlement of any significant size located right on the border of Canada East and Canada West (Quebec/Ontario border today), making it a compromise between the two colonies and their French and English populations. Ottawa was also chosen for its location because the War of 1812 had shown how vulnerable the major cities were to American attack, since they were all located very close to the border

Answer 5

On December 31, 1857, Queen Victoria was asked to choose a common capital for the then province of Canada (modern Quebec and Ontario) and chose Ottawa.In fact, the Queen's advisers had her pick Ottawa for many important reasons: first, it was the only settlement of any significant size located right on the border of Canada East and Canada West (Quebec/Ontario border today), making it a compromise between the two colonies and their French and English populations; second, the War of 1812 had shown how vulnerable major Canadian cities were to American attack, since they were all located very close to the border while Ottawa was (then) surrounded by a dense forest far from the border; third, the government owned a large parcel of land on a spectacular spot overlooking the Ottawa River. Ottawa's position in the back country made it more defensible, while still allowing easy transportation via the Ottawa River to Canada East, and the Rideau Canal to Canada West. Two other considerations were that Ottawa was at a point nearly exactly midway between Toronto and Quebec City (~500 km/310 mi) and that the small size of the town made it less likely that politically motivated mobs could go on a rampage and destroy government buildings, as had been the case in the previous Canadian capitals. The Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal network meant that Ottawa could be supplied by water from Kingston and Montreal without going along the potentially treacherous US-Canada border.

Answer 6

It wasn't Toronto, Montreal, Kingston or Quebec City. The Queen had heard enough about which city deserved the capital and decided none of them did. So she picked a tiny logging town called Bytown which did not please anyone.

Answer 7

Most capitals are chosen for their central location with respect to the population at the time.

Answer 8

Queen Victoria in 1857

Answer 9

because she wanted a change