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Métis in the red river valley.
The Métis community thrives in the Red River Valley. -
the founding of the Selkirk settlement in the red river valley.
The Red River Settlement was founded by Thomas Selkirk for poor Scottish immigrants. Selkirk bought up a 1/3 share in the Hudson Bay Company, and was therefore given 1600 acres. Selkirk signed treaties with the Aboriginals in the area, but didn’t take the Métis into account. Immediately, the new Scottish settlers came into conflict with the Métis in the area. The Métis wanted the settlers to leave. They felt they were being pushed futher west by white settlers. -
Cuthbert grant raids Hudson's Bay Company.
Cuthbert Grant raids an HBC's pemmican supply on the Assiniboine River. -
the HBC and NWC companies merge together.
Both companies were suffering financially, and after 200 years of trading furs their resources began to reduce and profits started to shrink, so they decided that the only way to survive was to join together. -
the act of union passed
Upper Canada and Lower Canada are joined together to make Canada East and Canada West. -
Canada becomes a dominion
British colonies in North America are united under the British North American Act to become the Dominion of Canada. The Act, drafted by John A. Macdonald and signed on May 8, became effective on July 1, 1867. Despite anti-confederation sentiments in Nova Scotia, future Prime Minister Charles Tupper convinced Nova Scotia to join the Dominion. Sir John A. Macdonald was chosen as Canada's first Prime Minister and won the election in August. -
control of Rupert's land gets transferred.
The control of Rupert's Land got transferred to the Canadian Government because the Hudson's Bay Company knew that if they were going to survive as a business, they would have to focus on and expand their business operations and drop their administrative duties to the territory. -
treaty process with the native people begin.
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treaties with the native peoples conclude
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completion of the CPR
The building of the CPR began in 1881 and it did not start off well. The construction was limited to the line running between Winnipeg and Brandon. By the fall of 1885 the CPR railway was completed– Five years before the original schedule. -
execution of Riel
After the North-West Rebellion failed, Louis Riel was found and surrendered to the Canadian Government. Riel was charged with high treason, and his penalty was death. The trial started on July 20. It was long and a hard argument and Louis Riel’s lawyers claimed he was insane, and they seemed to get justification. But on August 3, the judge sentenced Riel to his death and despite people’s claiming that he was insane and that he was no harm, he got hanged on November 16, 1885.
