It was signed as both groups desired security of land and resources.

Treaty 2 was signed as the Queen wanted to have British immigrants settle on the land.

Treaty 3 was signed as the British wanted a path between Fort Garry and Fort William.

Signed in exchange for payments, rights to reserve land, and provisions.

Treaty 5 was signed so that per family of five they would have 160 acres, 5$ per year, clothing and metals, articles for cultivation, education, and the right to hunt.

However, they were to ban alcohol and give 100,000 square miles to the crown.

Signed as British wanted settlement of the North-West and to stop any war from happening.

Signed to allow for the construction of the railway as the government promised for the Pacific Railway to be constructed within 10 years.

This signing was prompted by the discovery of valuable resources like gold.

Signed so that white settlers could take their land and expand more.

The indigenous people of Pelican Narrows wanted a treaty so that they could resolve the issue of overpriced fur and not enough food.

Signing treaty 11 provided the government land for development and the indigenous people's reserve lands.

The act did allow land-owning women in Lower Canada to vote, this being said not very many women could own land as it normally was rich white men, and you had to own a certain amount of the land.