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The Rupert's land was given to the Hudson's Bay Company(HBC) by the Biritish Crown in 1670. Picture: Rupert's Land in yellow
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Most of Prince Edaward Island belonged to important British poeple. They lived somewhere else but rented the land to others, they were called Absentee Landlords. The landlords were only concerned about recieving their earnings.
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After the American Revolution ended, New Brunswick was created. Most of New Brunswick residents consisted of Loyalists and their decendents.
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By the beginning of the 1800's, trading posts were all around the region.
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North West Company (HBC) and the HBC dominated the fur trade, they were the two main competitors.
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Fisrt Nations and Metis people took an interest towards a political connection with the British North American colonies.
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A Scotish nobleman, Thomas Douglas, the Earl of Selkirk, bought land from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1811.
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The first group of Scottish settlers came to North America with Thomas Douglas in 1812.
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The export of pemmican was banned in 1814 by the coloniy's governor. The pemmican trade was important to the Metis which angered them when it was banned.
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A problem between the Metis and the settlers caused high tension in 1816. Cuthbert Grant led a bunch of Metis people and ecountered Robert Semple who was the conlony's new governor. This was known as the Battle of the Seven Oaks.
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More setters came to the Selkirk in 1817 but, the settlement faced a natural problem.
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Buffalos were greatly hunted and used for many things, some of it included making many different tools and objects with the bones. While the hides were used for clothing and shelter.
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The rivalry between HBC and NWC was gone and the Metis population had grown over the peaceful years.
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Nova Scotia also had a strong connection with Britain and a relationship with the United States in the trading market. Those connections were more important than the connection with the Province of Canada.
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In 1849, Vancouver Island and other islands in the Gulf of Georgia became a British Colony.
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James Douglas became the governor of Vancouver Island. At that time, Vancouver Island wsa not a colony and their population only consisted of non-First Nations.
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Buffalos were being hunted by amny such as, Fisrt Nations and Metis people which made the buffalo population to decrease at a great speed.
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When Vancouver Island had become a Bristish Colony, James Douglas agreed to give the First Nations land for mining and settlement.
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James Douglas had made fourteen treaties with the Fisrt Nations between 1850 and 1854. These treaties were called; the Douglas Treaties, the Vancouver Island Treaties, or the fort Victoria Treaties.
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Before Confederation happened, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland were independent colonies. Each of these colonies had economics based on fishing, framing, timber and shipbuilding. They had a unique history and conflicts dealing with the social, economical and political parts.
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Even though Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) is the smallest out of all the colonies, they had a powerful shipbuilding industry. The ships they built were sailed all over the world.
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The biggest industries in Nova Scotia were fishing, agriculture and shipbuilding. Railway building and manufacturing became a part of Nova Scotia in the 1850's.
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Newfoundland had a tight connection with Britain, they would depend on Britain for their needs. Their fishing industry determined their economy.
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New Calwedonia had a population of about 55 000 people in 1851. Most of the population consisted mostly of First Nations and some non-Aboriginal fur trappers and traders.
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For the agreement, the First nations used about 570 squares kilometre of land to trade for cash, clothing and blankets.
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Newfoundland was granted responsible government in 1855.
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Red River seemed to be separated from other areas of the continent in 1856. There were no redsidents, railroads and no connection available to other areas.
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By 1856, the American railway had gotten as far as St. Paul, Minnesota. The train carts from Red River travelled to St. Paul daily. Trade between the communities were increased by the railway system.
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Gold was first discovered in the lower Fraser River. This discovery made an impact on First Nations.
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British Colombia became a colony in 1858. During this time, HBC no longer had power over the area.
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The number of jobs being offered was increased. The Chinese and the First Nations were the ones who had the most dangerous and difficult jobs.
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The First Nations were protesting against miners because the miners went against the First Nations land rights. Seven First Nations were killed by the miners.
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New types of transportation like the steamboat started to travel from St. Paul to Red River. By the north-south corridor, visitors, mail and the trade market had increase in Red River.
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There was another discovery of gold in the Cariboo District.
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Miners from England, Scotland, Ireland, United Sates, Australia and China traveled all the way to Victoria to get gold.
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After seven years, the gold rush ended. This changed the history of British Columbia, many people from around the world came to British Columbia which increased their population quickly.
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British Columbia and Vancouver Island became one colony in 1866.
