The
World
1861-65: Civil War in the U.S.
1848-52: Potato Blight causes extensive crop failures in Ireland.
Canada
1859: Expeditions by Capt. Palliser and Henry Youle Hind explore the
Northwest Territories to examine the suitability of the region for
agricultural settlement.
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Manitoba
1869: Louis Riel leads a group of Metis in the formation of a
provisional government.
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