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Landowners in Scotland started to evict their tenant farmers.
Scottish landowner began evicting their tenant farmers because they wanted to change their land into sheep pastures. Wool would make more money for the landowners than the price of rent. -
Selkirk had established colonies in Upper Canada and P.E.I
Since he was also a director of the HBC, he used these new powers to launch an ambitious project in the Northwest. -
Selkirk convinced the HBC to grant him 300,000km2 of land
This land was in (presently) Manitoba and North Dakota. He thought this property was legaly his, but he gave no thought to those who were already living there. -
36 Scottish and Irish labourers left Britian
They were commanded to do so by a former member of the militia named Miles Macdonell. They had to go to Selkirk's new land to find a good spot for the colonists. -
Labourers arrive at Red River
The Labourers had little time to find a suitable place for the colonists to live before they arrived. The colonists had to take shelter at Fort Pembina and eat pemmican. -
The colony returns to the Red River Valley
After taking shelter at Fort Pembina, the colony returns to the Red River Valley. -
The Pemmican Proclamation was issued
The Pemmican Proclamation prevented people from selling or exporting pemmican from the Red River Valley for a whole year. This angered the Metis people, who usually made their living from trading pemmican. -
Alexander Macdonell and Duncan Cameron were given orders
They were employees of the NWC and were ordered to drive the British colonists away. Cuthbert Grant and the Metis planned to help them do this. -
100+ colonists had left
They went to Fort William on Lake Superior and the rest of the colonists left for Norway House on Lake Winnipeg. All of this inspired the Metis people to fight for their own rights. -
Cuthbert Grant led the Metis during boat raids
The boats belonged to HBC in the Assiniboine river. This led to a battle that lasted all of 15 minutes. Robert Semple had lost 20 men and the Metis only lost 1. -
Selkirk negotiated a treaty
This treaty was with the local Anishinabe and Cree Nations to lease land along the Assiniboine and Red Rivers. When he left, he thought he had solved matters with the NWC, but he was mistaken. Back in England, he was faced with lawsuits. -
Selkirk Died
Selkirk died a short time before his 49th birthday.
