HISB40H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Manitoba Act, Red River Rebellion, Mercantilism
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Forging the new dominion: westward expansion part one. What was created in 1867 was not a new creation of a nation that was sovereign. 1870 rupert"s land was bought from the hudson"s bay company and thus the north- west territories became apart of national holdings as the nwt did not become a prov- ince. Britain was interested as this transaction was proof to their(canada"s) growth and ma- turity". Even provided canada a loan to purchase from hudson"s bay(colony became self-sufficient) Manifest destiny" the motto canadians were afraid american were going to pursue (the thought that there was a divine calling to all of the americas the new territory was to be governed by a governor. William mcdougall - first governor of the nwt. Louis riel led the red river rebellion looking to negotiate better terms for manitoba, looking for provincial status so they could maintain culture. Manitoba was established with two official languages and confessional schools.
