Miles Macdonnel issued the Pemmican Proclamation because his group was running out of food and he didn't want them to starve. This caused a lot of troubles and the result was a war....
Could I know more about the war? I already read some things on the net about this, but I understand better when you tutors explain to me in your words, so could you please tell me about the Battle of Seven oaks?
MacDonnell wanted the food for the Scottish settlers. The proclamation wouldn't let the Metis sell pemmican or hunt from horseback. This meant that the Metis would starve.
The Metis attacked the company, killed many and won the battle in 15 minutes.
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-battle-of-seven-oaks-a154033
okie dokie. So Selkirk wasn't at fault. Cause of Macdonnel everything got messed up. And a war came to be.
What was the claim to the Rupert's Land all about?
Please read the above site to see how Selkirk was involved.
What it says abt him
He was not involved in the war.
Selkirk, was moved by the plight of so many of his countrymen that he decided to move some of them to Canada to start new settlements. He purchased land from the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) in the area known as Rupert’s Land, and began moving settlers across the Atlantic in 1811
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Certainly! The Battle of Seven Oaks was a significant event in Canadian history that took place on June 19, 1816, near the Red River Settlement in what is now Manitoba. It was a conflict between the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), represented by its governor, Robert Semple, and the Métis people led by Cuthbert Grant.
The root cause of the battle can be traced back to Miles Macdonell's actions. Macdonell, the governor of the Red River Settlement at the time, had issued the Pemmican Proclamation in 1814. This proclamation aimed to restrict the export of pemmican, a staple food of the Indigenous peoples and fur traders of the area, in order to ensure a sufficient food supply for HBC personnel.
However, this proclamation angered the Métis people, who relied heavily on the pemmican trade for their livelihood. They saw it as an infringement on their economic and cultural practices. Additionally, the HBC's monopoly on the fur trade in the region had led to economic hardships and tensions with both Indigenous peoples and independent fur traders.
The culmination of these grievances resulted in the Battle of Seven Oaks. On that fateful day, a group of HBC personnel, led by Governor Semple, encountered a Métis party led by Cuthbert Grant near their settlement. The meeting quickly escalated into violence, and both sides exchanged gunfire. Governor Semple and 20 of his men were killed, while on the Métis side, one man was killed and several others were wounded.
The battle had immediate and long-term consequences. In the short term, it intensified the simmering unrest in the Red River Settlement and further strained relations between the Métis and HBC. The battle also emphasized the growing influence and resistance of the Métis people, who were asserting their power and sovereignty against the HBC's control.
Long-term, the Battle of Seven Oaks stands as one of the events that fueled the tensions leading up to the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. This rebellion, led by Métis leader Louis Riel, aimed to defend Métis rights and address grievances against the Canadian government. It ultimately played a significant role in shaping the political and cultural landscape of present-day Manitoba.
To learn more about the Battle of Seven Oaks, I recommend consulting reputable history books, online articles from reliable sources, or exploring local historical archives and museums that can provide more detailed and comprehensive information.