Minnesota and the Métis Our last post left our story at the potential of the Red River Rebellion bringing Manitoba into the United States. However, we must now describe the relationship between the Métis and the state of Minnesota. Much of the state’s early commerce involved the Red River Métis. Recall, the Métis sustained themselves […]
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The Red River of Manitoba & Manifest Destiny – 2 of 3
The Red River Resistance This is a continuation of the previous post detailing how half of Canada nearly joined the United States in 1869. The theater of action was the Red River of the North, the river dividing North Dakota from Minnesota. We left off by establishing that the Canadian government had a powerful need […]
Manifest Destiny & the Red River of Manitoba – 1 of 3
This is part one of a three-part series on how half of Canada nearly joined the United States in 1869. That year, one of the most underappreciated but vastly important events in the history of North America took place in today’s Canadian province of Manitoba. Because of the doctrine of Manifest Destiny, the fate of […]