<P> The North - West Mounted Police was created as a consequence of the expansion of the newly formed Dominion of Canada into the North - West Territories during the 1870s . The Dominion had been formed in 1867 by the confederation of the British colonies of Canada , Nova Scotia and New Brunswick , but the extensive lands to the north - west remained governed by the Hudson 's Bay Company . The new Dominion government was keen to expand westwards , in part due to fears that the United States might annex the region . It agreed to purchase the company 's lands in exchange for £ 300,000 and various grants of land , adding around 2,500,000 square miles ( 6,500,000 km ) of territory to the Dominion in 1871 . </P>
<P> The North - West Mounted Police was created as a consequence of the expansion of the newly formed Dominion of Canada into the North - West Territories during the 1870s . The Dominion had been formed in 1867 by the confederation of the British colonies of Canada , Nova Scotia and New Brunswick , but the extensive lands to the north - west remained governed by the Hudson 's Bay Company . The new Dominion government was keen to expand westwards , in part due to fears that the United States might annex the region . It agreed to purchase the company 's lands in exchange for £ 300,000 and various grants of land , adding around 2,500,000 square miles ( 6,500,000 km ) of territory to the Dominion in 1871 . </P>
where did the north west mounted police live
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Dominion of Canada
Dominion of Canada