Rupert's Land facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rupert's Land |
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| Territory of British North America | |||||||
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 Flag of the Hudson's Bay Company
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 Map of Rupert's Land, showing the location of York Factory |
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| Government | |||||||
| • Type | Trading company | ||||||
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• 1670–1685 (first)
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Charles II | ||||||
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• 1837–1870 (last)
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Victoria | ||||||
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• 1670–1682 (first)
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine | ||||||
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• 1870 (last)
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Stafford Northcote | ||||||
| Historical era | Age of Discovery | ||||||
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• Established
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1670 | ||||||
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• Disestablished
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15 July 1870 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Canada ∟ Alberta ∟ Manitoba ∟ Nunavut ∟ Ontario ∟ Quebec ∟ Saskatchewan United States ∟ Minnesota ∟ North Dakota ∟ South Dakota ∟ Montana |
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Rupert's Land is a historical territory. Most of it is in Canada today, but some is in the United States. Originally, the Hudson’s Bay Company owned it. It is named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine. who was the first head of the company. Charles II of England issued the lease, which gave the company a monoply over all fur trading along the rivers of the territory. In 1821, the company united with the North West Company from Montreal. North-Western Territory was added to the sphere of influence of the company. In 1869, the company sold its rights to both territories to the Canadian Dominion, which was the predecessor of modern-day Canada. In 1870, the Manitoba Act created the Canadian province Manitoba. Rupert's land was split: Parts of it were added to Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. In 1818, the border between Canada and the US was defined along the 49th latitude. This means that part of Rupert's land today make up the states Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and South Dakota.
In addition, Rupert's land is an ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is also the name of an Anglican diocese in Manitoba.
Images for kids
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine, namesake of the land
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The Hudson Bay drainage basin connects primarily to the Labrador Sea just south of Davis Strait as depicted on most atlases such as those of the National Geographic Society just north of the 60th parallel north and northeast of the Labrador Peninsula
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Métis fur trader ca. 1870
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Map of the Columbia District, also referred to as Oregon Country
See also
In Spanish: Tierra de Rupert para niños
