Who, When and Where
The Fenians are a group of Irish Americans who hated the British. The Fenians were mad at the British so they attacked the British north Americans. Their goal was to make Canada the New Ireland. The Fenians came togther in 1858 and started attacking upper Canada which we now call Niagra Falls in 1866. The Fenians attacked with 1200 soliders in Ridgeway. The raids started in 1866 and continued till 1870, when finally canada came together.
How They Contributed To The Making Of Canada
During the Fenian raid in Ridgeway the British troops were really slow and the country side was in terror. So 1867 John A. McDonald proposed that all the colonies come together and form a country called Canada. Out of fear everyone comes together. If they came together to make a country and they would have an army and would have protection.