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What happened after the Battle of Seven Oaks?
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- colony was destroyed by Metis/ NWC
- Selkirk hired Swiss Mercenaries to accompany him - MacDonnell told him of Seven Oaks - Selkirk seized NWC Forts - Put Red River Valley under military control - Started colony for third time |
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Why did the colony created conflict?
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- it was in the middle of Metis territory
- colonists couldn't farm - Pemmican Proclamation - HBC colony in the middle of Metis who were loyal to NWC - Selkirk invoked military control |
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What did Selkirk try to do?
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- set up a settlement then a colony for the crofters
- establish a food source for HBC - tried to turn settlement into a Colony. |
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Who was Thomas Douglas/ Earl of Selkirk
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- directory of the HBC
- liberal democrat - 5th Earl of an estate called Selkirk - vision |
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How did Selkirk try to secure the land?
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Tried to make a treaty with the local Ojibwa and Cree nations to gain possession of Red River Valley
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