The Alaskan Boundary Dispute
- The Yukon Territory was formed in 1898 as a result of the Klondike Gold Rush which was in full swing.
- The capitol was the Dawson City at the time.
- One issue during Laurier’s era that the country agreed on.
- The USA had purchased Alaska from the Russia in 1867.
- A boarder was addressed until the discovery of gold in the Yukon know known as Klondike.
- The Alaskan panhandle gave access to the gold fields by sea.
- A tribunal was set up with 3 US judges, 2 Canadian and 1 British.
- Surprisingly the British voted in favour of the US as opposed to the Canada as the Canadians thought, in 1903.
- After this Canadians were outraged and wanted full self-government.
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