Which vast territory was acquired by Canada through Rupert's Land during Confederation expansion?

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Which vast territory was acquired by Canada through Rupert's Land during Confederation expansion?

Explanation:
Understanding how Canada expanded in the Confederation era helps explain this. Rupert’s Land was the enormous fur-trade territory controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company under a Crown charter since the 17th century, stretching far into what would become central and western Canada. In 1869–70, Canada bought Rupert’s Land (and the North-Western Territory) from the HBC, bringing a vast swath of land under Canadian sovereignty and setting the stage for the creation of Manitoba and the westward expansion that followed. Ontario and Quebec were eastern core provinces, not acquired from Rupert’s Land, and the Northwest Territories arose as a political division after the sale. So the vast territory acquired through this land deal is Rupert’s Land.

Understanding how Canada expanded in the Confederation era helps explain this. Rupert’s Land was the enormous fur-trade territory controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company under a Crown charter since the 17th century, stretching far into what would become central and western Canada. In 1869–70, Canada bought Rupert’s Land (and the North-Western Territory) from the HBC, bringing a vast swath of land under Canadian sovereignty and setting the stage for the creation of Manitoba and the westward expansion that followed. Ontario and Quebec were eastern core provinces, not acquired from Rupert’s Land, and the Northwest Territories arose as a political division after the sale. So the vast territory acquired through this land deal is Rupert’s Land.

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