HIS263Y1 Lecture Notes - Northern Pacific Railway, Manitoba Act, Execution By Firing Squad
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John a. macdonald had britain purchase the northwest known as rupert"s land from the. In the next 6 years 3 provinces joined confederation: manitoba in 1870, british columbia in. 1864, american senators discussed building of the northern pacific railway hoping to capture more of the british territories trade. In 1868 the canadian government began negotiations in london to acquire rupert"s land. An agreement was reached between 1869-1870 and the british government paid the hudson bay. In 1869 parliament passes the act for the temporary government of rupert"s land and the. It allows for a colonial system of government with an appointed governor and council. The government made plans to build a road from the lake of the woods to fort garry. They dispatched a survey crew along with william mcdougall to take up administrative duties in the red river colony. A group of m tis forbade mcdougall to enter rupert"s land.
