Red River Resistance
What event caused problems that led to the Red River Resistance?
The Canadian government purchased Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company without consulting the Métis people.
What is the Indian Act?
A Canadian law regulating the rights and lives of First Nations peoples.
Why was the CPR built?
To connect Eastern and Western Canada, promoting unity and trade.
Why were the North-West Mounted Police created?
To bring law and order to the Northwestern territories.
Who led the Métis during the Red River Resistance?
Louis Riel.
Why was the Indian Act created?
To assimilate First Nations peoples into Canadian society and control their lands and governance.
Who decided to build the CPR?
The Canadian government, under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald.
What was one of the NWMP's main tasks?
To eliminate the illegal liquor trade in the Northwest Territories.
What was the Métis List of Rights?
A document outlining Métis demands for land, culture, and political rights during negotiations with the Canadian government.
Name two important aspects of the Indian Act.
It governed reserves and controlled band membership.
When was the CPR built?
Construction began in 1881 and ended in 1885.
How did the NWMP maintain order?
They enforced laws and acted as peacekeepers.
What was the Provisional Government and why was it created?
A temporary government formed by Louis Riel to represent the Red River Métis during negotiations with Canada.
How did the Indian Act affect First Nations peoples?
It restricted their freedoms, limited self-governance, and aimed to erase their culture.
What role did Chinese workers play in building the CPR?
They worked on the most dangerous sections for very low pay and poor conditions.
What is the legacy of the NWMP today?
They evolved into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), symbolizing Canadian law enforcement.
What was the significance of the Red River Resistance?
It led to the Manitoba Act, creating the province of Manitoba and granting rights to the Métis, though tensions remained.
Was the Indian Act good or bad for First Nations peoples, and why?
It was bad because it suppressed Indigenous cultures, controlled them, and caused long lasting harm.
Name two impacts of building the CPR.
It helped unify Canada and increased settlement but displaced Indigenous peoples.
What role did the NWMP play in western expansion?
They ensured law and order before significant settlement occurred