1. For merchants in Nova Scotia, a union of all the colonies would open the ports of the Maritimes to the goods of central Canada, which would allow their businesses to prosper. ... Nova Scotia doesnt have rich fertile agricultural land as do the central provinces. ... Nova Scotia fears that they will be attacked by the Fenians. ... The Nova Scotia shipbuilding industry feels threatened by the development of steam and steel technology. ... A strong central government would have enough money to build an intercolonial railway connecting the colonies together including Nova Scotia. ... The Maritimes, including Nova Scotia felt that they had little in common with the Province of Canada. Their trade is very limited with other Canadian colonies and Nova Scotia feels isolated from them. ... Nova Scotia would lose their independent economy, which was already very prosperous due to their fishing and shipbuilding industries. ... Nova Scotia would lose its independent trading relationships with Britain and the United States which has helped their economy become prosperous.
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