ADMS 1010 Chapter Notes -North West Company, Simon Mctavish, William Mcgillivray
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United province of canada (canada east and canada west, modern-day quebec and ontario) Vancouver island interior of the northern part of bna contained three territories: rupert"s land (largest and owned by the. Canadas, nova scotia, and new brunswick acquired rupert"s land from the hbc in 1869. A great colony of the british empire" and was well on its way to becoming a nation by the early twentieth century. Gdp/capita more than doubled between the mid-nineteenth and the early twentieth century, making it the 10th-richest nation in the world: blend of public policy, a sound financial system, energetic entrepreneurship, and the emergence of large non-financial corporations. Bna act of 1867 created the dominion of canada allocated responsibility between the federal and provincial authorities, giving the federal government jurisdiction over areas such as regulation of commerce, currency, and banking as well as life insurance. Provisions relating to an intercolonial railway and to rupert"s land.