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The Dominion of
Canada
Canada’s National Motto: “From sea to sea.”
Gee, thanks Russia.
On March 30, 1867, the      - Russia feared British
day after Queen Victoria    annexation of Alaska with
signed the British North    the rapidly expanding
America Act, the            British Columbia to the
Americans purchased         south of the territory.
Alaska from the Russians
for 7.2 million dollars.    - After the Crimean War
                            with the British Russia
- William Seward            had no desire to sell their
American secretary of       territory to their enemy.
state who bought the
colony said, “It is very
well, you are building an
excellent states to
hereafter be admitted to
the American Union.”
Hudson’s Bay Company
- It was the biggest
real-estate purchase in
human history at the
time.
- In 1869 The Hudsons
Bay company agreed
to sell Rupert’s Land
and the North Western
territory to Canada for
$1.5 million.
(What a deal! Just look
at the square footage!)
Omission as a Hegemonic
        Strategy
 - No one consulted or     - Hegemony: The
 even notified the First   leadership or
 Nations, Inuit, and       dominance especially
 Metis people who          by one country or
 happened to be living     social group over
 in Rupert’s Land and      others.
 the North Western
 Territory.                - By withholding
                           information from the
                           people living on the
                           land; the Canadian
                           government used
                           omission as a
                           hegemonic strategy.
Riel’s Red River
           Resistance
- The Red River frontier,    - More than half the
in the area of present-day   population was made up
Winnipeg, had developed      of Metis (a mix of First
into a crossroads culture.   Nations and generally
                             French background).
- The Red River region
was made up of First         - The Metis lifestyle
Nations, French,             centered around the
American and Scottish        annual buffalo hunt.
settlers with a population
of 12 000.                   - When news of HBC’s
                             sale of Rupert's land to
                             Canada surfaced the Red
                             River was angry and
                             defiant.
Louis Riel
- The Metis called upon    - American
a young man named          annexationists began
Louis Riel to be their     calling on the Metis to
leader.                    ditch Canada for the
                           U.S.
- Canada sent
surveyors before the       - John A. Macdonald
land transfer was          saw his dream of a
official.                  nation from sea to sea
                           slipping away.
- Riel literally put his
foot down on the
survey chain declaring,
“you shall go no
further!”
“This is horrible! This is
 cold blooded murder!”
Thomas Scotts last       - Thomas Scott was a
words.                   hot-tempered, anti-
                         catholic Irishman who
- He belonged to a       was thrown into jail for
group entitled:          plotting a counter
“Canada Firsters,” a     rebellion.
nationalistic,
expansionist group       - On March 4, 1870
calling for a            Thomas Scott was put
counterstrike against    to trail and killed by
the Metis whom they      firing squad.
referred to as, “the
treacherous half-        “We must make
breeds” at Fort Garry.   Canada respect us!” –
                         Louis Riel.
The Manitoba Act 1870
- Outplayed by Louis
Riel, John A.
Macdonald accepts
almost all of the Metis
demands. (ie: French
language rights, and
the protection of the
catholic church).
- On July 15, 1870 the
transfer of Rupert’s
Land and the North-
Western territory finally
went through. And as
agreed on the same
day Manitoba was
born.
Riel on the Run
- Riel, “the father of    - Riel was later elected
Manitoba,” was forced     to Parliament by
to flee to America as a   Manitoba voters even
military expedition       though, as a fugitive,
under Colonel Garnet      he would never be able
Wolseley was on its       to take his seat.
way.
                          - He was elected three
Wolseley: “Had we         times into the House of
caught him, he would      Commons.
have had no mercy.”
B.C. Joins the Club
- British loyalty was
strong in British Columbia
and a delegation travelled
to Ottawa to negotiate.
- George-Etienne Cartier
(Prime Minister
Macdonald’s right hand
man) offered them a full-
scale transcontinental
railway in ten years.
- It did the trick, and B.C.
joined confederation in
1871.

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#2 the dominion of canada

  • 1. The Dominion of Canada Canada’s National Motto: “From sea to sea.”
  • 2. Gee, thanks Russia. On March 30, 1867, the - Russia feared British day after Queen Victoria annexation of Alaska with signed the British North the rapidly expanding America Act, the British Columbia to the Americans purchased south of the territory. Alaska from the Russians for 7.2 million dollars. - After the Crimean War with the British Russia - William Seward had no desire to sell their American secretary of territory to their enemy. state who bought the colony said, “It is very well, you are building an excellent states to hereafter be admitted to the American Union.”
  • 3. Hudson’s Bay Company - It was the biggest real-estate purchase in human history at the time. - In 1869 The Hudsons Bay company agreed to sell Rupert’s Land and the North Western territory to Canada for $1.5 million. (What a deal! Just look at the square footage!)
  • 4. Omission as a Hegemonic Strategy - No one consulted or - Hegemony: The even notified the First leadership or Nations, Inuit, and dominance especially Metis people who by one country or happened to be living social group over in Rupert’s Land and others. the North Western Territory. - By withholding information from the people living on the land; the Canadian government used omission as a hegemonic strategy.
  • 5. Riel’s Red River Resistance - The Red River frontier, - More than half the in the area of present-day population was made up Winnipeg, had developed of Metis (a mix of First into a crossroads culture. Nations and generally French background). - The Red River region was made up of First - The Metis lifestyle Nations, French, centered around the American and Scottish annual buffalo hunt. settlers with a population of 12 000. - When news of HBC’s sale of Rupert's land to Canada surfaced the Red River was angry and defiant.
  • 6. Louis Riel - The Metis called upon - American a young man named annexationists began Louis Riel to be their calling on the Metis to leader. ditch Canada for the U.S. - Canada sent surveyors before the - John A. Macdonald land transfer was saw his dream of a official. nation from sea to sea slipping away. - Riel literally put his foot down on the survey chain declaring, “you shall go no further!”
  • 7. “This is horrible! This is cold blooded murder!” Thomas Scotts last - Thomas Scott was a words. hot-tempered, anti- catholic Irishman who - He belonged to a was thrown into jail for group entitled: plotting a counter “Canada Firsters,” a rebellion. nationalistic, expansionist group - On March 4, 1870 calling for a Thomas Scott was put counterstrike against to trail and killed by the Metis whom they firing squad. referred to as, “the treacherous half- “We must make breeds” at Fort Garry. Canada respect us!” – Louis Riel.
  • 8. The Manitoba Act 1870 - Outplayed by Louis Riel, John A. Macdonald accepts almost all of the Metis demands. (ie: French language rights, and the protection of the catholic church). - On July 15, 1870 the transfer of Rupert’s Land and the North- Western territory finally went through. And as agreed on the same day Manitoba was born.
  • 9. Riel on the Run - Riel, “the father of - Riel was later elected Manitoba,” was forced to Parliament by to flee to America as a Manitoba voters even military expedition though, as a fugitive, under Colonel Garnet he would never be able Wolseley was on its to take his seat. way. - He was elected three Wolseley: “Had we times into the House of caught him, he would Commons. have had no mercy.”
  • 10. B.C. Joins the Club - British loyalty was strong in British Columbia and a delegation travelled to Ottawa to negotiate. - George-Etienne Cartier (Prime Minister Macdonald’s right hand man) offered them a full- scale transcontinental railway in ten years. - It did the trick, and B.C. joined confederation in 1871.

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. Russia had just ended the Crimean war with the British and was wary about their territory of Alaska and the possibility of it being annexed by the British. Tsar Alexander the II negotiated with Britain and America hoping to start a bidding war. (Russia needed money). In the end America ended up the victor. Russia really had no interest in selling Alaska to their enemies.