Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company) was a colony in Canada and the Subarctic (North America) that lasted from 1670 to 1870 CE, about 200 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
A royal charter of 1670 gave the Hudson's Bay Company the whole Hudson Bay watershed, about a third of modern Canada. The company sold it to the new Dominion of Canada in 1870.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1670 to 1870 CE
- Duration
- 200 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Canada and the Subarctic, North America
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- York Factory
Became
Events in North America during its time
- Pueblo Revolt
- Treaty of Paris ends New France
- Declaration of Independence
- Louisiana Purchase
- Trail of Tears
- Mexican Cession and California Gold Rush
- American Civil War begins
- Canadian Confederation and Alaska Purchase
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- New France
- Thirteen Colonies
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- Dominion of Canada
- British North America
- French Louisiana
- Russian America
- Confederate States of America
- Danish Greenland
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company) exist?
1670 to 1870 CE, about 200 years.
Where was Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)?
Canada and the Subarctic, in North America. Its capital was York Factory.
What language did Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company) speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.
What came after Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)?
Dominion of Canada.