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Louis Riel
Manitoba Act
Westward Expansion
Rebellions
Vocabulary
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What was Louis Riel’s native language and religion?
French/Cree and Catholic
100
What did the Manitoba Act do with the area around the Red River?
Made it the province of Manitoba
100
What was the Pemmican Proclamation?
A proclamation that forbade Metis from selling pemmican
100
Following both rebellions, the Metis were offered scripts of land. What is a script?
A coupon for land
100
Define Demographics
The charactoristics of the people of a particular place
200
Where was Louis Riel educated to be a priest?
Montreal
200
What was (were) the official language(s) of Manitoba’s government and courts?
English and French
200

When were the First nations and Metis consulted before surveyors were sent west?

Never

200
After which rebellion were the First Nations forced to stay on their reserves unless they had permission from the federal government?
The second rebellion
200
Define Migration
Movement of people within a country.
300
Where did Louis Riel flee after the first Red River Rebellion?
America
300
Who controlled natural resources after the Manitoba Act
Federal Government
300
Who legally owned the land in the west before 1869?
Hudsons Bay Trading Company
300
Which Rebellion did the Metis use to further their interests?
The first rebellion
300
Define Metis
People of mixed First Nations and European ancestry
400
Why did Louis Riel execute Thomas Scott?
He was insulting his Metis guards and threatened Louis Riel.
400
Manitoba Act was based on which document from the Metis Provisional Government
Bill of Rights
400
Why did John A. Macdonald feel such a rush to claim the west
Fear of American expansion
400
Which eastern province was most in support of the Metis?
Quebec
400
Provisional Government
A temporary government established by the Metis in 1864
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What did John A. Macdonald mean when he said, “Riel shall hang though every dog in Quebec shall bark?”
The French Canadians would be mad, but he wanted Louis Riel hanged to ensure Ontario's support
500
What were the two publicly funded school systems created by the Manitoba Act?
Protestant and Catholic
500
What was happening to the land in Canada that motivated westward expansion?
Suitable land was running out and they were looking for new areas to colonize
500
Why was John A. Macdonald more willing to give the Metis what they wanted after the first rebellion?
He was worried that if he angered the Metis they might join with the Americans. or He thought that diplomacy would calm them
500
Define Assimilation
A process by which a culture or individual is absorbed into a more dominant culture because of its overwhelming influence