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1873,adopted by Metis. it governed al aspects of life in the settlement,including bison hunt(really strict because they knew that it was necessary to conserve the bisson for as long as possible)
another group of Metis who were not memeber of St. Lawrence community began hunting during rest season,charged by Gabriel Dumont; they fought back and arrested Dumont's and was charged again.
this invalidated the Laws of St. Lawrence since then |
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metis leader;
directed Red River Rebellion and then fled to US then came back for North West Rebellion later excuted |
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a temporary government
referring to the one setup by Loue |
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governor of North-West Territories.
was not welcomed because Metis National Committee wanted to govern on their own. |
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| In RRR, Schultz and other people were seized and brought to Fort Garry |
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a settler who had a place to live granted by government
referring to the ones in RR Colony. |
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people who made money by buying and selling land.
alliance with government. Government threatened metis to turn over their scrip to land speculator, whom otherwise would be put into jail.
resulting in metis travitating to the NorthWest from Manitoba |
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extreme greed
referring to buffalo hunters |
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chaos,lawlessness.
referring to the state of North West after the abolition of Laws of St.Lawrence |
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| something offered as security when asking for a loan |
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| an unofficial military organization |
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| start-up money used to invest in a project |
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chief fctor at Fort Carlton, a main HBC post in the North West.
Did everything for HBC's profit(made Metis to sign temporary contracts so they he could pay much less; also asked canadian government to provide a magistrate to enforce canadian law in Fort Carlton area.
later received a magistrate and also the power of taking charge of the area.
directed the arressment of Gabriel Dumont. 6tfc |
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people/small companies that traded strong, cheap liquor to the Natives in return for furs(especially of buffalo).
introduced alcoholism to the community and cause a lot of problems. |
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1874,a group of Assiniboin was attacked by a party of whiskey traders. 30 deaths.
NWMP sent 300 people over but arrived after the whiskey traders left(because of the lack of quick transportation.) |
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| crappy whiskey mixed with other stuff |
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| people who concerned with spreading religious beliefs |
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a group of native people
made treaties with canadian government through Indian Affairs. |
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Indian Commissioner sent to Manitoba to talk with Cree and Saulteaux people about the treaties(1 and 2).
Canadian government want land from the first nations and promised with smaller and smaller reserved land and farming tools/techniques. |
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| a group of first nation people |
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| referring to the one that links BC to the rest of Canada |
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galvanized CPR and improved rate in construction of railway. talented in all ways.
cut corners in building railway and saved a lot of money. |
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someone who controls/owns an industry
(eg.Jay Cooke,owned Northern Pacific Railway;only one who had enough money at that time:Sir Hugh Allan,made money from building railway in the East) |
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people who back a project with money
referring to those in the proposal of CPR |
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| key terms: John A. Macdonald, |
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the only major industrialist in canada who was able to finance the railway at first.
preferred to build the railway with Americans;
created CPR the company, controlled by Jay Cooke.
sponsored John A. Macdonald in election and resulted in Pacific Scandal(resignation) |
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developed by Macdonald in 1876
3 major issues:
A system of protective tariffs,
western settlement
the CPR |
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George Stephen,Bank of Montreal
Donald Smith,HBC
James J. Hill, expatriate Canadian investor in US railways
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promised to finish in 10 years
received monopoly on all rail trafic in the west for 20 years,exemption from tax on land
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contract proved in 1881 by parliament |
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tax.
referring to one of the major issues in National Policy: taxation on US manufacture goods. |
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beleaguered CPR president.
asked for +$ after North West Rebellion and finished railway in 1885, 5 years ahead schedule. |
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| established to control over condition in North West('s whiskey traders and alcoholism; the thread that canada would lose all the territory to US) |
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| driven force of America's aggressive immigration encouragement policy. |
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Chief Factor of Fort Vancouver.
fair,nice,managed fur trade effectively
treated Americans nice also(encouraged them to stay away from North of Columbia River and provided with tools/farming supplies),led to large American population in 1830s in Oregon territory.
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was pissed off because Simpson no longer saw the profits in all the western trading posts and decided to shut them down. |
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an agreed boundary made with Russians.
that russians would cease operations south of 54 40N;in return, HBC would supply russian posts in Alaska with food.
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1844,"54,40 or fight"
US claimed the oregon territory up to 54,40N,
policy of James Polk who used promoted this and won the election |
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won election in 1845 by promoting the aggressive "54,50 or fight"
negotiated with Britain;Britain gave up all the land south of 49-parallel except keeping Vancouver Island. |
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new Chief Factor of Fort Vancouver
ordered to establish Fort Victoria in 1843to retain control of Oregon Territory(Americans were alarming)
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governor of Vancouver Island
suggested to grant land to prospective land workers,whereas the British government intended to bring British class system over. |
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Established by George Simpson, first trading post in oregon territory.
chief factor: John McLoughlin, James Douglas,etc.
now Vancouver,Washington |
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| established by James Douglas, on Vancouver Island in 1843,to retain control of oregon territory(American immigrants were alarming) |
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| british upper class "landed" in another country |
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| established or recognized right to something |
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| an extended commercial that seems like a news show |
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| the legal right to mine gold, or other minerals on a specific piece of land |
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| to search for gold by panning a gravel |
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| 2nd trading post in Oregon Territory. |
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1862 construction began. James Douglas,
saw the profit in taxing gold miners,took 4 years to complete,after the rush had gone |
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| a town along the Cariboo Road |
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| a town that provides services to people engaged in one main industry |
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mostly favoured by Victoria business people.
one of the 3 voices during Confederation Debate(1868~1870)
annexationist believed that BC needed to connect with a larger body otherwise could not continue to operate. rooting for US instead of Confederation because:1.$;2.geographical distance |
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| to bring people into a group by capitalizing on the strengths,even if they disagree with you |
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Federick Seymour, governor of Vancouver Island after James Douglas.
later became governor of the joined colony of British Columbia |
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Anthony Musgrave, selected as governor afterr Seymour died on a trip in 1869.
personal friend of John A. Macdonald
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promised a wholly elected legislature after confederationed. |
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| forbidding the sale or consumption of liquor |
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| a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula |
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Sewell Moody
opened a mill(Moodyville)north of Burrard Inlet, known as today's North Vancouver |
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Came down to Port Moody(originally selected terminus of CPR terminus.
decided to change site of CPR terminus, made it called Vancouver |
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| to go back and try to extract more gold from an area after it had already been worked |
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| to sell work at a lower price than average |
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| a tax imposed on each person entering a country |
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| a place where metal is separated from ore |
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| a road for transporting mine freight |
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1848,Britain established
"Crown colony of Vancouver Island",
to create a more official presence than HBC.
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HBC was given trade monopoly within this region, only if they sold land to British settlers who came here
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1pound/arce with a minimum purchase of 20arces;purchase that over 100 acres needed to have at >=5 workers working on
during 1840s,dominated by HBC. |
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naval base next to Fort Victoria,
whose officers were all from privileged class in England and were hence social. |
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| legislative assembly of Vancouver Island |
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established in 1856 by James Douglas,
7 members |
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1858~1866 governor James Douglas
established to prevent American's expansion(during gold rush)
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