A provisional government is a temporary government created to keep law and order while a permanent government is being established

He was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He is a Father of Confederation. He initiated the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He had a political and economic vision for Canada in 1878

The Manitoba Act lead to the Metis communities applying for their land with scrips, and loosing their land to new settlers

1885

Fort Garry

A transcontinental railway is a railway that goes from one side of the continent to another. The Canadian Pacific Railway goes from Ontario to BC

Thomas Scott was the man executed by Louis Riel for attempting to overthrow the provisional government

The sale of Rupert's land did not involve the First Nations or Metis community. Metis did not have the same land rights as First Nations

They worked on all of the dangerous areas of the railway, including through the mountains and over bodies of water. They also had to blow up rocks to create tunnels

Andre Nault

It is a series of 11 treaties between First Nations and the Canadian government

He is the Lieutenant-governor of the Northwest. He was traveling to Red River to survey the area and take over the land before Louis Riel and the Metis National Committee stopped him

1876 rules and regulations created by the Canadian government to control the First Nations community

The were promised a railway would be built when they joined Confederation

The provisional government
(also accepting: Louis Riel)

An area of land set aside for a First Nations community where they have the right to set aside food, money and tools, as well as the right to the land and the right to hunt

He was the man featured in the famous "Last Spike" photograph. He was the man hammering the last spike

They were schools where Indigenous children were taken to forcibly learn english and french and forget their own language and traditions

It was built to link British Columbia to Ontario. To promote trade and population growth

Institut Canadien de Montreal

John A Macdonald's national policy was his 1878 political and economic vision to develop Canada. It included 3 goals of: completing the railway, encourage immigration and implement protective tariffs.

Louis Riel was part of the Red River Resistance. He fought to stop surveyors from entering Metis land and fought for Metis rights. He was the president of the provisional government

The treaties often did not reflect what was originally agreed between the Canadian government and the First Nations community. They were often in favour of the Canadian government

It created trading opportunities from west to east, encouraged population growth in the west, and encouraged settlers to live along the railway.

The Protestants and the Catholics