History review
Rupert's Land: land owned by Hudson's Bay Company and stretching over what is the NWT, western Canada and northern Ontario and Quebec. (By purchasing this land Canada now had vast territories to fill up with settlers.)Red River Settlement: settlement established in 1811 by Lord Selkirk around the present city of Winnipeg. (The settlement presented the way they were ruled by Hudson's Bay Company and preferred to be part of Canada.North -West Territories: name given to the lands transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company in 169. (Their lands secured the prairies fro Canada and prevented the Americans from moving in or making a similar deal with the Hudson Bay Company.)Red River Rebellion 1869-70: uprising in the Red River colony after Canada bought Rupert's land and sent surveyors without consenting the Metis. (Led to the creation of the province of Manitoba and the Metis Bill of Rights.National Committee of the Metis: a committee formed by Riel whose purpose was to decide how to protect Metis Rights. (Advise and assisted Riel in governing the land after it was proposed by the Hudson's bay Company.)Metis Bill of Rights: a list of demands prepared by the Metis and presented to the Canadian government.
With the development of Marquis wheat, Canada was to become one of the greatest wheat- producing nations of the world. When the people of PEI heard they would have to pay heavier taxes or join Canada, the prospects of joining Canada started to appear. However, RC teachers would be allowed to provide religious instruction to RC children for part of the school day. The French speaking in Manitoba gradually became a minority. Canadians began to seriously think about settling the West. The small settlement region around Fort Garry became known as Manitoba - Canada's fifth province. elected to the assembly would be responsible to the people of the province, not to the upper house or to Britain. What was the Indian Act of 1876?The Act set out the rules that controlled Native communities. c) Canada had a transcontinental railroad to ship grain to markets. The Treaty allowed the US to access the inshore fishery of Canada and Newfoundland for twelve years. )Pacific Scandal: changes of corruption against John. The T of W did restore good relations between Britain, Canada and the US. They asked for responsible government, just as the other provinces had. They would have to break up the soil, put up farm buildings, and survive through the Canadian winters.
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