1. Chapter Ten
Introduction

2. Important Page Numbers
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3. Rupert’s Land 7,770,000km of land around Hudson Bay
Charles II of England gave the Hudson Bay Company a monopoly on Rupert’s Land in 1670
The monopoly would last until the creation of the Northwest Company
1870 – Manitoba created on part of Rupert’s Land

4. Lord Selkirk Scottish Earl (noble)
Asked the British government for a land grant for the Red River area, but was turned down
He bought shares of HBC with Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) and he got control of the HBC
He finally got 300,000km land grant in the valley of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, which is in present day Manitoba

5. Selkirk Settlers
1812 – first 80 Scottish settlers came to the Red River
Tough winter, but the Métis helped them survive
1813 – many more settlers poured into the Red River area
This area was Northwest Company trading area and Métis area, and they had growing concerns
1814 – Governor Miles MacDonnell (my ancestor), made the Pemmican Proclamation, which meant that food could not be taken or sold outside the Red River area.
This angered the Métis, who traded Pemmican to the Northwest Company fur traders

6. Seven Oaks incident
Governor of Rupert’s land sent soldiers to break up a Métis blockade of Fort Douglas
One Métis and several Selkirk settlers were killed in the fight at Seven Oaks (group of trees close to the fort)
By 1815, only 60 settlers remained