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Founding of Hbc
explorers convinced Charles II of england ,that they could help the conuntry become part of the fur trade. -
Founding of Nwc
Furtraders from new france established trading posts along the rivers in the north west. -
Metis settle in the red river valley
The driving force behind settlement and the fur trade -
pemmican porclamation
this was issued in 1814 to prevent the export of pemmican from the red river valley. -
Battle of the seven oaks
Twenty-one colonists and one metis would die. it would bring dispute to a full scale conflict. -
death of the earl of Selkirk.
returned to england and later died well fighting several court cases -
The merge of Hbc and Nwc
The HBC and the NWC merged together and therefore creating one, and owning the whole of Ruperts land. -
manitoba enters confederation
on this date the government passed the manitoba act creating canadas fifth province -
canada buys ruperts land.
This was the largest purchase of land in canadaian history,
