Rupert's Land Act 1868
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The Rupert's Land Act 1868 was a British statute that authorized the transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada, paving the way for Canada's westward expansion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rupert's Land Act 1868 canonical | 2 |
| Keewatin Act | 1 |
| Rupert's Land Act, 1868 | 1 |
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Target entity: Rupert's Land Act 1868 Context triple: [Rupert's Land, transferEvent, Rupert's Land Act 1868]
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Target entity: Rupert's Land Act 1868 Target entity description: The Rupert's Land Act 1868 was a British statute that authorized the transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada, paving the way for Canada's westward expansion.
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A.
Saskatchewan Act, 1905
The Saskatchewan Act, 1905 is the federal statute that created the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and established its constitutional and governmental framework.
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B.
Constitution Act, 1871
The Constitution Act, 1871 is a key statute of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that clarified and expanded Canada’s constitutional framework, particularly regarding the creation and governance of provinces and their institutions.
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C.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
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D.
McMahon Act
The McMahon Act is a landmark 1946 U.S. law that established civilian control over nuclear energy and restricted the sharing of atomic information, laying the foundation for American nuclear policy during the early Cold War.
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E.
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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British statute ⓘ |
| affectedIndigenousPeoples |
First Nations in Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory
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Métis communities in the Red River region ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Rupert's Land
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surface form:
North-Western Territory
Rupert's Land ⓘ |
| authorizedTransferOf |
Northwest Territories
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surface form:
North-Western Territory
Rupert's Land ⓘ |
| consequence |
facilitated the territorial growth of Canada beyond the original provinces
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paved the way for Canada's westward expansion ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | post-Confederation expansion of Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfRoyalAssent | 1868-07-31 ⓘ |
| enabled | transfer of territorial rights from Hudson's Bay Company to the Crown in right of Canada ⓘ |
| enabledCreationOf |
Northwest Territories
ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Territories of Canada
Manitoba ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Manitoba
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| followedBy | Deed of Surrender ⓘ |
| fromEntity | Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ |
| geographicRegionImpacted |
Northern Canada
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Western Canada ⓘ |
| governingMonarch | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
key step in the territorial consolidation of Canada
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transition of large parts of northern and western North America from company rule to colonial government ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Deed of Surrender ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
acquisition of Rupert's Land by Canada
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acquisition of the North-Western Territory by Canada ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| partOf |
British North America Acts
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surface form:
British North America legislation
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| precededBy | charter and licenses of the Hudson's Bay Company over Rupert's Land ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide for the surrender of Rupert's Land by the Hudson's Bay Company to the Crown and for its admission into the Dominion of Canada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British America
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surface form:
British North America
Canadian Confederation ⓘ Dominion of Canada ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ Rupert's Land ⓘ
surface form:
North-Western Territory
Rupert's Land ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Rupert's Land Act 1868
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rupert's Land Act, 1868
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| subjectMatter |
colonial administration
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imperial constitutional law ⓘ transfer of territorial rights ⓘ |
| toEntity | Dominion of Canada ⓘ |
| typeOfTransfer | cession of territory ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1868 ⓘ |
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Subject: Rupert's Land Act 1868 Description of subject: The Rupert's Land Act 1868 was a British statute that authorized the transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada, paving the way for Canada's westward expansion.
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