HIST 101 Study Guide - Formal Language, Paternalism, Red River Colony
16 Dec 2012
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History exam: 2 essays. pick one from a list. part b: primary document. - chief factors, chief traders-- partners in the company who worked in the field. First governor george simpson, had a capitalistic view on running company. Overexploitation of resources-- natives took part, increased competition among natives. Metis surrounded courthouse-- infuriated with monopoly of the company. Metis saw this as a major right, and interpreted it as their right to trade with americans. Led to exhaustion of resources, extinct buffalo in that area. Metis and aboriginals clumped together vision for northwest. Secondary to hbc trade, resources therefore not depleted. Native peoples in this area largely independent, self-sufficient. Past tense when writing about the past. Use formal language in a written history assignment, no slang. Don"t use a quotation as the topic sentence of every paragraph-- tell us who said it, link it to the idea.
