1. TAMING THE WEST
By: jy019

2. French and English made minority rights
Native rights were established without native input
Unfair rights, natives thought that gave more than they received
Confederation Backdrop
3. Inventions : steamship lines, railways, telegraph, telephone
Education: universal, compulsory, in Ontario
Work : primary industries; farming , forestry, fishing, mining
Leisure :ice skating, tobogganing, sleigh rides, picnic, games; croquet
Life in Canada
4. Native way of living
Red River Metis lived here
Ruperts Land
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Good available farmland

6. MacDonald's Sea to Sea Dream; a inter-colonial railway 7. Possibility of American annexCanadas Interest in Ruperts Land
8. Canada bought Ruperts Land for 1.5 million
1868 Britain approved of the terms of sale
Official transfer on December 1, 1869
To be re-named North-West Territories
Did you know HBC was discussing the sale of Rupert's Land to USA for big bucks but the Britain refused and forced the sale to Canada? They sold it because they were losing revenue.
The Purchasing of Rupert's land
9. Canadian surveyed land before transfer date (December 1, 1869) ; this angered Metis
Metis rejected them and confiscated their materials
The surveyors gave up and left
McDougall was appoint responsibility ;Lieutenant- Governor of the West; responsible of surveyors
Red River Resistance
William McDougall
10. Leading the Metis of the Red River: Louis Riel
Well educated; studied for priesthood, persuasive speaker ,able to speak both French and English
Set up Le Comit National de Mtis; to determine future of the Mtis
Louis Riel; Rebellions of the New World
11. November 2, 1869 McDougalls way blocked by 14 armed Mtis; in a attempt to enter their settlement
Mtis, took over Upper Fort Gary without firing a shot, for at least six months; able to negotiate in a good position
Taking Action
12. Riel, met with 12 English and French rep.
Temporary government set
Canadian government wanted control to move to European English speakers
In force, Riel took over a store and put local shoppers and angered bystanders in to the cells of Fort Garry
Canadian Government pressured to give Metis a Bill of Rights
Justice at Price
13. McDougall gave up, late 1968
With an English judge, an Englishsalon keeper, and a French, Roman Catholic Priest set up an outdoor meeting in Fort Garry to decide to rights with a large group of Metis
The Metis Bill of Rights
14. English and French settlers stormed to the West , in need of land
Free land with a 10 dollar admission fee
Chances of enterprise and large wheat and barley farms
Persuasive posters attracted settlers
Storming to the West
15. POSTERS
16. 17. Original to be left a territory , Manitobas surrounding area of the Red River formed into a province, 1870 by the persuasion of Father Noel Ritchot
Did you know it was known as the postage stamp province? Did you know Canadas family day in Manitoba is known as Louis Riel Day?
Manitoba Act
18. Riels, Metis firing squad shot English labor, Thomas Scott for his lack of respect and for trying to escape the cells of Fort Garry
Punishments to whom had any connection to the rebellions and murders
Riel was searched for but was not found, for he ran to the USA
Goose Chase after Riel
19. NWT could not be settled upon, no surveys or road had been created
lawless of NWT
NWT had no government
First Nations were occupying wanted land
North-West Resistance took place
Issues in the NWT
20. Gold mining, hunting, lumber , fishing and farming industry ran the colony
Economical fall after gold rush
1860s, heavily under debt, more import than amounts of exports
Considering joining either Canada or the Untied States
Colony of British Columbia
21. Canada negotiated the following terms of Confederation with British Columbia
- railway
- pay colonys debt
- yearly grant of 80cents per person
- control over crown lands
Joining Confederation
22. The End of Part 1 of
TAMING THE WEST