The Manitoba Act
This leader of the Métis Provisional Government negotiated the terms of the Act with Canada.
Who is Louis Riel?
How much of Canada did Rupert’s land cover?
Rupert’s Land was an enormous territory controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), covering about one-third of what is now Canada, including most of present-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and parts of Ontario, Québec, and the northern territories.
Who did the Settlers elect as the secretary of the Metis National Committee?
Louis Riel
Manitoba is west of what province?
Ontario
What country is Manitoba in?
Canada
The Act guaranteed educational rights for these two religious denominations.
What are Protestants and Roman Catholics?
How long did the HBC hold the land for?
The HBC had held the land since 1670, using it mainly for the fur trade rather than settlement. In 1868, the company agreed to sell Rupert’s Land to the British government for £300,000, and Britain then transferred control to the newly formed Dominion of Canada.
Who did The Metis stop from crossing the border into Red River?
William McDougall
Who is the Premier of Manitoba?
Wab Kinew
What is the wild beast found in Manitoba?
Bison
The Manitoba Act was passed as a direct result of this uprising in 1869-1870.
What is the Red River Resistance (or Red River Rebellion)?
What did John A. Macdonald compare the sale of Rupert’s land to?
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald’s comparison of the sale to people being “handed over like a flock of sheep” revealed the colonial mindset of the time—one that treated the land and its inhabitants as property rather than sovereign peoples.
On October 11, who’s farm did the surveyors reach?
Andre Nault
This is the capital and largest city of Manitoba.
What is Winnipeg
What is the population of Manitoba?
1,342,153
This constitutional document, drafted by the Métis, formed the basis for the Act's provisions.
What is the List of Rights (or Bill of Rights)?
What ethnic group was discriminated against by John A. Macdonald during the sale of Rupert’s land?
Although the Canadian government promised to respect “the rights of the Indians,” it did not extend the same recognition to the Métis, who were people of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry.
Why did the Canadian government send surveyors out to measure the land at Red river?
To map out the land into square lots to be granted as private property to new settlers.
The provincial motto, Gloriosus et liber, translates to this three-word phrase.
This Latin phrase, Gloriosus et liber, is the official motto of Manitoba and is famously found in the English lyrics of the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada."
Who led this uprising?
Louis Riel
The Act made both French and English the official languages of the Legislature and the courts in Manitoba, establishing this principle.
What is Bilingualism (or official bilingual status)?
What, caused by the sale of Rupert’s land, led to the Red River Resistance in 1869?
The government viewed Métis land claims as less legitimate, refusing to grant them collective land rights or treaties like those made with many First Nations groups. As a result, Métis families grew increasingly anxious about losing their homes and traditional lands to incoming settlers and surveyors, setting the stage for the Red River Resistance led by Louis Riel in 1869–1870.
How long did the Resistance last?
1 Year 1869-1870
Manitoba is known as a "Gateway" to this region of Canada, due to its location.
What is the West (or Western Canada)?
What is the main colour on the flag of Manitoba
Red