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... of English speaking Canadians. Red River settlement contained a community of several thousand Métis, white farmers and fur traders. The Red River settlement was in Rupert's Land, and became a part of Canada when Canadian government bought Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company. The Red River settlement however did not want to become a part of Canada until specific demands were negotiated with ... ...
... by the British was very important, because many British North Americans were still very loyal to their country. Reason #6 Some people (especially in Canada West) wanted to expand settlement into Rupert's Land and the North-West Territories. The supply of good available farmland in Canada West was shrinking. Many people in Canada West looked for some lands to the west as ... ...
... River Rebellion It was one canadas first uprises following Confederation. it Threated Manatobas entry into the dominion/ In 1869, An agreement was reached with the HBC for the transfer of rupert land, which included the redriver settlement to the dominion of canada.How ever the people of red river werent prepared for this change. Most disturbing to the inhabitants was hte ... ...
... not pleased that the future of their area was being decided without them. In the month of October William McDougall and 300 men, who had been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Rupert's Land, set out for Red River to take possession of the Northwest Territory for Canada. When the Métis people found out about campaign, they organized a group to fight back ... ...
... tribes remained separate political entities. United States law in a brilliantly ambiguous phrase, referred to the tribes as "dependent domestic nations." By the time of Canadian confederation in 1867, and the Rupert's Land transfer of 1869-70, Indian tribes were treated as "domestic," as within British and Canadian jurisdiction. Treaties were not required to obtain jurisdiction over the tribes. The English texts ... ...
