4.2
what was a negative affect of signing treaties for the FN and what were some terms
led them to surrender their land rights and firced them onto individual reserves
- farming equipment
- annual cash payments
- school on each reserve
- land
true or false: the government promised to set aside land for 7000 of the descendants of Red River but did not do it for 14 years
true - many moved to Saskatchewan and the US because they got tired of waiting
Describe the Battle of Duck Lake and who won
Dumont and his men raided a store, police sent to get them to return the things stolen, Metis hid to avoid violence but a fight still broke out
Metis - win
this man escaped to Montana and became very religious
Louis Riel
what is a powwow
a traditional FN gathering of individuals who danced ceremonial dances, taught, shared, traded, healed, and celebrated together
which four leaders/groups joined a larger group to create a united reserve
chief piapot, chief big bear, chief little pine, and the assiniboine nation
how and why did Louis Riel return to Canada
Dumont went to go get him from Montana to help lead their protest against the government
Describe the Battle of Batoche and the outcomes
Middleton and his troops headed to Batoche (where Riel was), Riel believed god was on their side and wanted to fight
Riel - surrendered
Dumont - escaped to the US
***Northwest Resistance was over***
this man escaped to the US after the Battle of Batoche
Gabriel Dumont
what is patriarchal
a society or government that ensures male dominance
what happened when the US government found out that the FN group held one of their meetings there
took away the Cree’s weapons and sent them to a confined reserve away from all the other ones - this led them to just depend on rations given by the government
what did Dumont and Riel do after they decided they needed to take more drastic measures against the government
organized 300 men to take an oath to join their army, also tried to get other FN groups to join - some did and some didn‘t
Describe the Battle at Cut Knife Hill and the outcome
Otter pursues Poundmaker’s camp, governments guns broke down quickly - forcing them to retreat
Win - FN
Chief Poundmaker and Big Bear - later caught and charged with treason
true or false: the troops that the government sent to the Northwest was led by Chief Poundmaker
false - led by Frederick Middleton
explain the difference between temperance and prohibition
temperance - staying away from drinking alcohol
prohibition - law forbidding the sale and consumption of alcohol
what policy left most FN groups in famine and starving
the “no work, no food“ policy
true or false: Riel’s jury consisted of all English speaking Protestants
false - one of the jurors was French (Riel’s first language)
describe the frog lake massacre and the outcome
Cree men shot and killed 9 male settlers and decided to take over Frog Lake, deadly shoot out began when the settlers did not leave
Cree men - later hung (largest public hanging in Canadian history)
these two men were a part of FN groups and died in the institute they were sent to after the Battle at Cut Knife Hill
Chief Poundmaker and Chief Big Bear
what is crown land
public land managed by the federal or provincial government that has not yet been sold for private ownership
describe the situation that Big Bear was in when he didn’t choose a reserve to settle on
what did Macdonald decide to do with Riel and what were the outcomes
Macdonald decided to hang Riel and Canada West and Canada East had different opinions about this choice
describe Battleford’s purpose
Otter leads his troops to NWMP barracks, settlers are now safe and protected
Who was in the FN group that wanted to create a united reserve
Chief Piapot, Big Bear, Little Pine, and the Assiniboine nation
what is suffrage and give an example
the right to vote in political elections (ex. the womens suffrage)