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Yukon joined Canada because they had realized the need for a local government created because of the population increase by the Gold Rush.
When the Gold Rush happened, they needed a local government to control all the chaos happening, and they couldn't remain such a big part of the Northwest Territories so they became a single province.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhat is now Yukon became part of Canada on July 15, 1870, the date Britain transferred Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to Canada. The Government of Canada created Yukon as a Territory on June 13, 1898.
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∙ 13y agoNorthwest Territories became part of Canada on July 15, 1870. Yukon was created out of Northwest Territories on June 13, 1898.
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∙ 15y agoYes. It is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories.
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∙ 11y agoCanada created The Yukon on June 13, 1898, out of the territories it acquired from Britain. The Yukon is one of Canada's colonies.
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∙ 14y agoSaskatchewan became a province in 1905.
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What country does the Yukon territory belong to?
The Yukon territory is located in Canada.
Is Alaska in the Yukon Territory?
No, the Yukon Territory is in Canada and takes its name from the Yukon river which flows through the territory and then into Alaska on its way to the Bering Sea.
What does Yukon Canada import imports?
no one will tell me what Yukon Canada imports help
Does the Yukon River share border with Canada and the US?
The Yukon River crosses the Canada-US border, but does not form part of it.
What is Canada's highest point?
Canada's highest point is Mount Logan, in southwestern Yukon.
What country does the Yukon territory belong to?
The Yukon territory is located in Canada.
What borders Alaska east?
Yukon Territory, Canada.
Is the Yukon car named after the territory Yukon Canada?
Yes, the car known as the "Yukon" Was originated and designed in Yukon, Canada. I live in Whistler, haha(:
Where is the Yukon River located in Canada?
In the Territory of the Yukon
Is Yukon a capital city?
The capital of the Yukon territory is Whitehorse, but before 1952, the capital was Dawson City.
What is the region of Canada Yukon is located in?
Yukon is located in the northwest corner of Canada, bordering Alaska
What is the name of the river that starts in Canada and blows into central Alaska?
The Yukon River runs through Canada & Alaska all the way out to the Bering Sea.
How do you spell Yukon?
That is the correct spelling of the territory of NW Canada, "Yukon."(previously styled The Yukon)
What is southwest of Canada?
yukon
Is Alaska in the Yukon Territory?
No, the Yukon Territory is in Canada and takes its name from the Yukon river which flows through the territory and then into Alaska on its way to the Bering Sea.
What does Yukon Canada import imports?
no one will tell me what Yukon Canada imports help
About 40 percent of canada is made up of the yukon territory and?
This is completly wrong yukon is only a small part of Canada
