Socials 10 Matheson
Selkirk Settlement
The Selkirk Settlement (Pg. 143 – 147)
1) Describe the Highland Clearances in Scotland.
2) Explain why Lord Selkirk was in a powerful position to establish settlements in the Northwest.
3) Describe the argument Lord Selkirk used to justify the Selkirk Settlement.
4) Explain why Lord Selkirk and the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) felt that they had the legal right to grant territory to the Selkirk Settlement.
5) Describe the first year of the settlers in Rupert’s Land.
6) Describe the second year of the settlers in Rupert’s Land.
7) Describe the third year of the settlers in Rupert’s Land.
8) What was the Pemmican Proclamation?
9) Analyze the Pemmican Proclamation from the settler point of view.
10) Analyze the Pemmican Proclamation from the Métis point of view.
11) Analyze the Pemmican Proclamation from the North West Company (NWC) point of view.
12) Describe the NWC and Métis action taken against the Selkirk Settlement.
13) Contrast the policies of Colin Robertson and Robert Semple.
14) Describe the reaction of the Métis to Semple’s policies, and the actions of Cuthbert Grant.
15) Describe the Battle of Seven Oaks.
16) Describe the actions taken by Lord Selkirk to secure the future of the Selkirk Settlement.
The Merger of the HBC and NWC (Pg. 148 – 149)
17) Describe the operation of the HBC after the merger with the NWC in 1821.
18) Describe the role of native groups and the Métis within the new HBC.
19) Describe the management of the new Governor-in-Chief of the HBC, George Simpson.
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Horizons Pg. 143 - 149