1869 The Canadian government had bought Rupert’s Land from the Hudson Bay company. In addition‚ appointed the first English-speaking governor: William McDougall. McDougall had sent out surveyors to plot the land according to the square township system that was used in Ontario. The Metis‚ led by Louis Riel‚ prevented anti-French McDougall‚ to enter the territory when the unannounced surveyors had interfered. The Hudson Bay company was no longer in control of the territory. “The National Committee
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label credit card (HBC PLCC) has a large target market with 93% of their active cardholders being female. Geographic segmentation is similar for all market segments which are Canadian urban and suburban cities. The HBC family of stores includes the Bay‚ Zellers‚ Home Outfitters and Fields. In addition‚ HBC has a long-standing HBC Rewards program with an 8 million person cardholder base. It is my intention to look at the Capital One HBC PLCC‚ identify some key market segments‚ evaluate the attractiveness
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The Swensons and Engstroms in America Although no definitive explanation exists for William’s father‚ Charley Swenson‚ remaining in Sweden instead of emigrating with his parents and siblings‚ prospects of a sustainable livelihood accorded him by the inheritance of his father’s property suggests a plausible reason. Conversely‚ the rocky land of northern Gotland‚ hardly suitable for agriculture‚ provided an inhospitable environment for any farmer wishing to flourish.1 Nevertheless‚ perhaps with
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Target United States currently has 1081 stores across country and (??how many?) Employs approximately people. At 2012‚ they brought 189 Zeller stores from Hudson Bay Company. After one year‚ Target opened their first Canadian store in March 2013. Until January of 2015‚ they have 133 locations across the Canada. However‚ The Target Canada announced plans to stop Canadian operations and come back to the United States at the beginning of 2015.as far as I am concerned they’re four main reasons cause
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Louis Riel is arguably Canada’s most ambiguous hero. Riel was the representative leader of the Francophone martyr to English imperialism. The controversy between whether or not Louis Riel was a traitor or saviour was escalated on November 16th 1885 when Riel was hung. This controversy has lasted for over 125 years and brought about much debate as to how Louis Riel should be exalted. Through radical political efforts and motivation to fight for the people of the North West‚ Louis Riel represents a
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Trading a Canadian Way of Life Name Damian Rivera Date March 1‚2013 In this essay we will see how trade has effected the location I have selected in the last assignment this location as you recall is Pierrefonds‚ Quebec. We will look at the positives and or negatives that trade has had on this location and if anything could be changed to improve this situation. How does trade effect Pierrefonds‚ Quebec this is a very good question and if you asked any one person they would say trade has
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1670 The king of England grants Rupert’s Land‚ including present-day Manitoba and Saskatchewan‚ to the Hudson’s Bay Company. March 1869 Of the 12‚000 settlers in the Red River area of Rupert’s Land‚ near present-day Winnipeg‚ over 80% are Metis‚ persons of mixed white (usually French) and Indian ancestry. The Hudson Bay Company agree to sell Rupert’s Land to the Canadian government for 300‚000 pounds‚ with the transfer effective on December 1.. October 11‚ 1869 The presence of a Canadian
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and differences between the Virginia Company and the Massachusetts Bay Company. Both settlements began with a journey to the New World from England. Both settlements were funded by investors. However‚ one of the biggest differences is the reasoning behind the colonies starting. The Virginia Company began solely for economical profit and was a Royal Colony (supported by the Queen). The Virginia Company was the first settlement in 1607. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1628 and was more
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Evolution of Warfare and Conflict on the Northwest Coast The impact of Western expansion on the Subarctic‚ with western Europeans advancing from the east and Russians and Americans from the West‚ changed the tempo and nature of indigenous warfare by creating new and intensified opportunities for young males to compete. The developing fur trade changed the demographics‚ trade networks‚ access to the sources of new goods‚ and the competitive structure among all subarctic societies. Western
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that he had some health issues and so he had to go back home. There‚ he became a banker and soon enough‚ he had enough money so he bought the Bank of Worthington. He changed the name multiple times; first to Dayton Dry Goods Company‚ then to Dayton Company‚ then Dayton Hudson Corporation‚ then Target Corporation later on. He was a very active Presbyterian so the rules in his store were encouraged by his beliefs‚ like no liquor was sold there‚ it was closed on Sundays‚ and no ads about liquor in the
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