If I could meet anyone in history I would meet Sir. John A MacDonald. I would choose him because he is an important Canadian figure, he was one of the 13 fathers of confederation (the joining of all provinces to form The Dominion of Canada), what did do during with their spare time in the 1800's and I would like to learn about what people did for entertainment.
Background details/accomplishments.
Sir John A MacDonald was born on January 11, 1815 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a politician back in the mid 1800`s. Like any other politician he had a rival. George Brown. They both disagreed with each other... but when it came to confederation they both agreed to work together and form the Dominion of Canada. He was one of the 13 fathers of confederation. He was also the first prime minister of Canada and served 19 years of being prime minister after that.
Sir John A MacDonald is an amazing person. He accomplished what most people couldn't. He went beyond everyone's expectations. He (along with the other 12 fathers of confederation) were convinced that joining together would make a difference in people's daily lives. He is an important Canadian authority figure because many people look up to him without a doubt that hopefully one day another person like him will be brought upon us to lead our country. He saw equality in the French and the English. He once said "Let us be English or let us be French . . . and above all let us be Canadians." -John A MacDonald. Because of all of his actions he has been rewarded with the gift of being on the $10 Canadian bill. This is why I chose Sir John A MacDonald.
John A MacDonald probably was thinking of more than one thing at a time. If I had the chance to meet him I would talk to him about some of those things. So if he thought ahead or made stuff up as he went to meetings, conferences, ... etc. What was going on in his mind during a conference or a public election. How he felt to be Canada's first prime minister. I would also want to know what people did for entertainment. Like what was the "cool" thing to do back then? This ties in with what did people spend their spare time on? The last thing I would ask him is if there were any sports back then (competitively).
If I had the chance to meet Sir John A MacDonald I would make the most of it by asking him all sorts of questions but to top it off... the million dollar question. I would ask him why was George Brown your "rival"? To me it doesn't make sense because together they created the blueprints of Canada and alone they didn't "cover much ground".
These are the things I would ask Sir John A MacDonald if I had the chance to meet him.
They are rivals because they have different political ideas. It's hard to get along with someone who thinks the exact opposite from you.
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