Dates And Years
What year were the NWMP formed? (North West mounted police)
1873
What role did John A MacDonald have?
The first prime minister of canada
What did the Hudsons bay company trade?
Fur!
When did Hudson’s bay company sell Rupert’s land to Canada?
1868
Who was William McDougall?
the first lieutenant governor of the North west
DOUBLE POINTS! What is the hudsons bay company?
The largest fur trading company in canada
in what year did the Canadian government elect William McDougall to be the first lieutenant governor of the North west?
1869
What year was John A Macdonald elected Prime Minister?
1867
What were the four original provinces of canada?
Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
in what year was the North-West Territories act passed?
1875
Who was Louis Riel?
He helped the Metis speak their opinions and rebel against the canadian government.
Name three reasons why the Metis rebelled against the Canadian Government.
ANY OF THESE ARE CORRECT:They wanted to keep their own culture and not have to be ruled by the Europeans, They wanted to have a say in parliament by electing their own officials and making their own laws, they wanted to keep their traditions, languages and culture, they wanted to have power and equal rights to make decisions about things like building schools, bridges, roads and buildings, and lastly they did not want Europeans taking over their land.
In what year did the Canadian government in Ottawa agree to start the construction of the railway across the continent? And when was it completed?
The construction started in 1871, and ended in 1885.
What did Louis Riel do?
He helped the metis take up arms against the canadian officials.
what type of government set up in the Northwest to negotiate with the Canadian government.
Provisional Government