The West- cassie

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  • gold was discovered in the Cariboo gold fields

  • a separate colony was created on the mainland, called British Columbia

  • the USA purchased Alaska USA from Russia

  • Prince Edward Island had not joined Confederation

  • Hudson's Bay Company agreed to sell its lands to Canada

  • HBC sold its lands to Canada

  • Period: to

    The North-West Territories was ruled with Manitoba by the Manitoba governor, Adams Archibald

  • the Manitoba Act was passed

  • British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada

  • Prince Edward Island became the seventh province of Canada

  • The North-West Territories Act

  • Indian Act was passed

  • the completion of the CPR

  • Riel was sentenced to hang and was executed

  • the Territories were given an elected assembly, but not responsible government

  • the Assembly got control of how money was spent

  • The population increased from 98,967 in 1890 to 417,960

  • The North-West Territories was divided into two territories