The National Dream

Now that Canada had all that land in the West, they needed to solidify their ownership. They also were trying to entice British Columbia into Canada. The solution they came up with was to build a railway to enable setters to come to Western Canada to farm and ship their wheat around the world. The railway would also enable B.C. to be connected to the rest of Canada. Much of Canada's history has been resisting the pulls North and South. The people of the Maritimes on the East coast traded North and South with their ships. The people on the prairies travelled North and South on the prairies. The people on the West coast travelled North and South, having the Rockies as a barrier to going East. 

For homesteading to happen, the people presently living on the prairies had to be dealt with. This was the numbered treaties as mentioned in a previous blog.  More information here about our history

1. Manitoba Confederation, B.C. Confederation, the signing of the treaties then the engineering feet of the railway across Canada. This is all done for what? (hint-sett___  to fa__)

-More details here on the railway that helped  to erase the buffalo and make wheat king, and that also tied the country together East to West.

2. More about  the Canadian Pacific Railway here.  How did the railway make a difference with how the Canadian government treated Riel's led rebellions of 1870 and 1885?









More here about the treatment of the Chinese workers. 


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More about the CPR here

3. Besides money, how would you compensate the CPR for building the railway? Think of what Canada has lots and lots  to offer (hint, where Ingenious  used to live).



Then the wave of immigration 

1870-Manitoba Enters Confederation

The Manitoba List of Rights is here, which Riel and his followers created and became the Manitoba Constitution upon entering Canada.  More detail on Manitoba entering Canada is here.  Here is some information about the effects on the Metis of Confederation. 

From reading the Manitoba List of Rights (first link above, and remember our class discussion), which became our Constitution, answer the following questions.

1. Laws must be printed in what languages? (hint, check 13.)

2. From reading 19, could 1st Nation people vote?  Could someone newly arrived from the Ukraine vote? Could Women vote? 

3. Number 31 is the promise of 1.4 million acres to the Metis. It was to be handed out to Metis families. Was this promised fulfilled? Read here for more details. 

4. Though upon its entry, the Manitoba Constitution was clear on the protection of French and English rights and the land rights of the Metis. What happened in the following years?

A Standoff

Hanging of Riel

Wolseley portaging Kakabeka falls.

Manitoba Enters Confederation, or does it?

Manitoba

Entered Confederation: 1870

Before 1870, the Hudson's Bay Company owned a huge area in the western part of what is now Canada. This area contained Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory. The people of the Red River Colony in the southern part of Rupert's Land were Métis. They wanted their own government for one main reason: To protect their righrts.

• When the Canadian government bought Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory, see map from earlier post, people were already living on the land. Some had been on the land for generations and thousands of years. 
• The Canadian government was interested in changing how the land was used and changing the people who lived on the land

Winnipeg in 1871

To protect their rights, the Metis chose a man named Louis  Riel to lead them. He set up a government in the Red River Settlement and from there prevented the Government of Canada from taking control of the new Territories that they had just bought. Riel wanted to make sure that the Métis would be consulted. Riel sent people to Ottawa to make an agreement with the Canadian government. They decided to make Manitoba a province.

"We are rebelling against the Company which wants to sell us, and Canada which wants to buy us. We are not rebelling against the British government."

Below are the people that were counted that lived in what is now Winnipeg and the surrounding area (Red River Settlement) 

sources-https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/kids/023002-2050-e.html

Confederation

Review your notes for some of the motivation. Some points that should jump out at you
-Trade
-British withdrawing support
-Civil War
-Manifest Destiny
-Geography




British North America before the creation of Canada (before confederation). Who do they disregard when they map settled areas? note-Most of the Grey is the North Western Territory, which was also owned by Hudson Bay.

Canada in 1867-What 4 provinces made up Canada?

Canada in 1870, which province and Territory has been added?

Canada in 1867

Look at the map above, and with our class discussion and/or this reading, do the following. 

1-On your handout sheet, label numbers 1-6

2-Now label Prince Edward Island (P.E.I)

3-Newfoundland

4-The United States

5-Highlight, circle or in some other fashion, mark the territories that make up Canada in 1867

1871-Now What?

In 1871, the first of the numbered treaties were signed, which we will talk about much more as the course goes on. British Columbia joins Canada, but only after a promise has been made, and all the the HBC land is now in Canada's hand.

Looking at the map and knowing that land agreements are being signed with the 1st Nations, what is Canada now poised to do?

Before we go on, lets start our timeline of Canada. Using Timeline 3d, put in the following dates. For each date, be sure to have a picture and information. To open Timeline 3d, go to your applications folder or do a search for it under the magnifying glass on the top right hand corner.

B.C. joining Canada
Number 1 Treaty being signed
Charlottetown Conference
The Red River Settlement being measured up by Canada
Confederation
Manitoba Confederation

1867 Confederation, again!!

With the map above, and the link here, and what is already in your notes, complete your note frame, titled Confederation-1867

Confederation 1867, now what?

After answering questions on Edmodo about confederation-use your notes-read the article found here

Governing A Country

In your group, list all the things the government does.

Confederation in Images