Who are the Metis? + 1 Random
Metis and the beginning of conflict + 1 Random
Vocabulary
Metis and Conflict+ Random
Random on Chapter 8
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Who are the Metis?
Descendants of indigenous people and European settlers.
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What is the name of the settlement with a significant Metis population?
Red River Settlement
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What vocabulary word does this define? A set of characteristics and values that describes the essence of a person or group
Identity
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Who led the Metis Provisional Government?
Louis Riel
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What is Pemmican made of?
Bison meat, bison fat and crushed berries
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What province has the highest population of Metis?
Manitoba
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What is the name of the person who bought the Red River Settlement?
Lord Selkirk
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What is the Pemmican Proclamation?
A government law created in 1814 that banned the Métis from exporting any meat, fish, or vegetables from the Red River settlement.
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What was one of the things the conflict was over?
Resources
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What was ketchup used for at one point besides food?
Medicine
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What industry were many metis involved in?
Hunting/Fur trade
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What is the best thing you can reincarnate as in Buddhism?
a god
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What gets wetter as it dries?
a Towel
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How many soldiers to John A Macdonald send to red river?
1200
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How much was Rupert's land bought for?
1.5 million dollars(30 million in todays dollars)
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What type of Food never goes bad?
Honey
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What was the main religion among the Metis?
Catholicism
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What word does this definition fit? A process by which culture or individual is absorbed into a more dominant culture because of its overwhelming influence
Assimilation
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Where did the Olympics start?
Olympia, Greece
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What is the most common European ancestry associated with Metis?
French
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What Language do the Metis speak?
Michif
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One of these is not like the other which one is it?
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Strawberries are the only one on here that is not a berry
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What does this define? A vast territory named after Prince __________, the first head of the Hudson’s Bay Company, consisting of most of what is now Western and Northern Canada
Rupert's Land
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What were the Metis major concerns with the colonists(give me two)?
Metis did not “legally” own land
Concerned colonists would change Metis way of life
North West Company (Metis allies) also concerned
Hudson Bay Company was rival
Believed Scots were sent to disrupt fur trade
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How many Metis were there in 1840?
4000 in Red River and 1000 in other area