Post Confederation Canada ok, what now?
Those annoying Americans What was one of the three big reason why the colonies began considering a union in the 1860s? Well, Confederation didn’t do much to stop the Americans from threatening to take over large chunks of North America
Rupert’s Land
Rupert’s Land Was controlled by the Hudson Bay Company The Government in Ottawa was worried the Americans wanted to control it, so they tried to buy the land from the HBC On 19 November 1869, the Hudson's Bay Company sold Rupert's Land, following the passing of the Rupert's Land Act of 1868, to the newly formed Canadian Government for £300,000.
The Red River Settlement
The Red River Settlement Who Lived there and why? Scots Vs. Métis HBC VS. Northwest Company
The Metis What is a Métis? Métis means a person who self-identifies as Métis, is of historic Métis Nation Ancestry, is distinct from other Aboriginal Peoples and is accepted by the Métis Nation.1 1 http://www.metisnation.ca/who/definition.html
Surveying the Land Seigniorial system in Quebec The “English Way” in the Prairies The “Métis Way” in Manitoba
CBC video clip http://www.youtube.com/user/Patriote17#p/ u/5/PMiKqUli384 http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/provincial_terr itorial_politics/topics/1482/