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Atlas of Alberta Railways: Land Grant System

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Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the land grant system in the Alberta region. Information on how the Canadian government used land grants in the late 19th century to spur population growth in Alberta is provided. In addition, the site contains various maps that show the land that was provided in the grants, how grants were used to expand the railway system and how new townships were organized.

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land grant system, prairie community, prairie settlements, railway, canada immigration, canadian west, development of western canada, pioneers and immigrants, early settlers of canada, history of western canada, land grants in alberta, settlement in western canada, settling canada's west
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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