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name one of the 3 goals of the National Policy.
Complete the railway, encourage immigration, and implement protective Tariffs.
Approximately, how many of the Pacific Railway builders were Chinese?
17,000.
Why were tensions still high in the Red River despite the Manitoba Act?
Due to Thomas Scotts death.
What group tried to annihilate the Provisional Metis Government?
The Canadian party.
what was the timeframe in which the Canadian government promised to build the Pacific Railway?
10 years.
Name one of the special rights given to the Natives.
First Nations received reserve lands, money, tools, and hunting/fishing rights.
Why did the Red river resistance begin?
When the Canadian government sent surveyors into Metis territory without their permission.
How many Metis lived in Ruperts land during the year 1869?
10k~
What caused the growth of factory towns in Quebec & Ontario?
The growth of manufacturing industries.
Who was the first lieutenant governor of the norwthwest?
William McDougall.
What year did construction on the Canadian Pacific Railway begin?
1881.
How much land was promised to the Metis regarding the Manitoba Act?
5000 Square Km.
What year was the Manitoba act passed?
1870
Who donated 350k to support Macdonald's presidential campaign?
Sir Hugh Allen, a Canadian entrepreneur.
When did most Metis people move to Saskatchewan?
Around the year 1880.
Which railway builders were discriminated against and treated unequally?
The Chinese.
The Métis captured and jailed around ??? members, including ???.
50 members, including Thomas Scott.
What year did P.E.I join the confederation?
1873.
How many troops were sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Wolseley?
1200 Soldiers
What year did the pope declare to be a Jubilee Year?
1875.
Why did the Canadian Government build Dawson Road?
To bring settlers and control the land.
Why did the Metis want Manitoba to become a province?
So they could govern themselves.