PROGRESSION OF CANADA

543 WD

After the events of 1867, a newly-established country named Canada had recently purchased its West portion of land. Canada required a rapid development of its west in order to prevent the United States from taking over the new land. With a prime minister who had great visions for his country and a world with people in need of a new place to live, the only thing standing between the success of the development of the west was a group of people in hopes of defending their rights and freedom. Western Canada expanded rapidly after confederation in the late 1800’s because of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the migration of new settlers in to the Prairies and the defeat of the Metis in