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HBC sells 300 000 hectares to Thomas Douglas
Thomas Douglas (Lord Selkirk) has got a grant of 300 000 hectares called "Selkirk's Grant" -
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Settlers attempt to survive at the Red River
they had to return to Fort Pembina for the winter, delaying the settlement to August 30, 1812 -
Pemmican Proclamation
this was issued by Mles Macdonell to ensure that he had a food supply. however, it banned the sale and export of pemmican which utterly pissed the Metis off -
Battle of Seven Oaks
it was 29 men, Semple included, vs the metis. it was a devastating loss for semple. He and 20 of his men were killed while the Metis suffered one causality. -
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Stuff might have happened
Events of Canadian history happened, not sure if they're mentioned... -
Dr. John Christian Schultz moves to Red River
he caused tensions against the Metis. because he took over the only newspaper in the settlement, he used it as a medium to present his views on the Metis. which weren't very positively viewed -
Land Surveyors in Red River
imagine some random person taking the last pizza away from a bunch of friends at game night. not a pizza slice, i mean the entire thing. now imagine the random person taking the pizza are the surveyors, the pizza as the land, and the group as the angered settlers -
Louis Riel Returns
Louis Riel returns to Red River. he was literate and well - educated. he's a lawyer and fluent in French and English. -
Seizure of Fort Garry
Louis Riel and several Metis seized Fort Garry and sparked the Red River Rebellion. -
Riel's Provisional Government
this was do to maintain order and to negotiate terms to make the area of RRS part of the Confederation -
Metis National Committee
this committe was formed by Louis Riel to fight for Metis concerns about their land. they want to basically be themselves if it were ever to join the Confederation -
Canada purchases Rupert's Land
HBC and the Canadian Government made a deal where Canada gets Rupert's Land and HBC gets 300 000, 2.8 M hectares of prairie farmland and the right to continue fur trading -
Metis List of Rights
basically the definition of a responsible government -
Attack on Schultz and the Canadian Party
Riel led armed Metis to Schultz's home (get a better lock, man, if you have one...) he and 48 followers were taken to Fort Garry -
Execution of Thomas Scott
basically Thomas Scott was convicted of slander, verbal and physical assault, and threatening to kill Riel. he was executed on March 4 by fthe firing squad. he then became a Protestant martyr (in the 19th century?) -
Schultz arrives in Ontario
with this, Schultz continued his campaign to slander the Metis but also brought up controversy about Thomas Scott. word of this was brought to the Orange Order. they made a mythology about the man (yeah, so we have zeus, hercules, and thomas scott as gods? seems perfectly legit) -
Manitoba joins Confederation
the delegates from Red River went to Ottawa to discuss terms about joining Confederation. they were having a hard time to get their case heard. the result? Macdonald refused to allow provincial control of public lands but did give a grant of 200 000 hectares of land to the Metis as compromise -
Colonel Wolseley goes to Winnipeg
John A Macdonald wanted to resolve the RRR but wanted to show support for the calls of justice. so basically he had pratically an army to "keep the peace". thus he sent Colonel Wolseley to Winnipeg -
Riel is exiled
fearing that his life was at risk (not out of fear), he fled to the US of A in exile
