vocab
louis riel
metis leader who faught to protect the rights and land and culture of the metis
red river settlement
a metis community located in present-day Manitoba where many metis people lived before Manitoba joined Canada
cpr
The Canadian Pacific Railway (now CPKC), founded in 1881 and completed in 1885, is a historic12,500-mile+ freight railroad connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico
trial
A trial is when a case goes to court and a judge (and sometimes a jury) looks at evidence to decide if someone is guilty or not
metis
mixed people of fn and europeans
provisional government
Provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a very large government
francophone
a person who speaks French.
execution
the carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action
the red river ristance
the 1869-1870 confilct led by louis riel
manitoba act
The Manitoba Act, 1870 made the Red River Colony a part of Canada and created the province of Manitoba
anglophone
a person who speaks english
martyr
a person who is killed or made to suffer because of their religious or other beliefs
confederation
The creation of Canada as a country in 1867
north west resistance
The Cree uprisings of 1884 and 1885, and the Métis Resistance of 1885, plunged the Saskatchewan District of the North-West Territories into turmoil, ending in armed conflict and open rebellion against the Dominion government.
treason
Treason is the crime of betraying a nation or sovereign, typically involving acts aimed at overthrowing the government, harming the head of state, or aiding enemies during war