Red River settlement By kalebarchibald Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 31, 1900 Red River Settelment Jan 1, 1810 Metis were living in the Red River Valley Jan 1, 1812 War with the US Aug 30, 1812 first settlers reached the Red River Colony Jun 1, 1816 Battle Of Seven Oaks Metis defeat Semple and his men Jan 1, 1821 HBC and the NWC merge Jul 1, 1867 Canada becomes a dominion Nov 1, 1869 Canadian Government receives title to Ruperts Land Jan 1, 1870 Manitoba becomes a province Jan 1, 1870 the Metis feel threatened and move west 1870-1885 Jul 20, 1871 BC offically joined Canada Jul 10, 1885 within hours of running out of credit the CPR reveived enough cash from Ottawa to finish by fall Nov 16, 1885 Louis Riel was hung gfhdtyjjdghydythudeyth