| John A. Macdonald/William McDougall | The Residents of Manitoba in 1870 | Early Events of the Manitoba Resistance | Middle Events of the Manitoba Resistance | Manitoba Resistance Final Events |
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He came to an agreement with the Hudson’s Bay Company
Who did John A. Macdonald come to an agreement with?
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There were 11 963 people living in the Red River area in 1870.
How many people were living in the Red River area in 1870?
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He was met by two representatives of the Metis. They gave him a letter from Louis Riel. It said that he would not be allowed to enter the settlement and that he would only be allowed in by Riel’s committee.
What happened when McDougall arrived in Pembina?
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Colonel John Dennis called on supporters to stop the Metis.
What did Colonel John Dennis do?
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They escaped or were let go.
What happened to the men arrested with John Schultz?
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The Hudson's Bay Company agreed to sell him a large area of land known as Rupertsland.
What did Macdonald and the Hudson's Bay Company agree to?
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The people who were already living in Manitoba.
Who did the Canadian government forget about when it was making it's decisions?
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He formed the Metis National Committee.
What did Louis Riel do to help organize the people of the Red River?
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They set up headquarters at Lower Fort Gary. They supported the Canadian government and felt it would be good to settle the Red River Settlement with English speaking people from Ontario.
What did his supporters do and what did they think?
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They joined anti-Riel groups, who were planning to get rid of the provisional government.
What did these men do after they were out of jail?
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He wanted the land for English speaking settlers from Canada.
Why did John A. Macdonald want the land?
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They wanted to make sure that they kept their rights.
What did the Metis people want?
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Riel and his men took over Upper Fort Gary.
What event took place shortly after McDougall was turned away at the border?
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He turned his home into a fort for his pro-Canadian force.
What did John Schultz do?
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The three people sent to negotiate were John Black, Alfred Henry Scott and Joseph Noel Ritchot.
Who were the three people sent to Ottawa to negotiate on behalf of Riel’s government?
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He was the Liutenent Governor of the North West Territories
Who was William McDougall?.
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They were worried that their land would be taken away from them and given to settlers from the east.
What were the people who lived in Manitoba (Metis, Red River Settlers) afraid would happen?
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Louis Riel announced that his provisional government was taking over the running of the Red River settlement.
What happened on December 8th, 1869?
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He was charged with treason against the provisional government and executed by a firing squad.
What happened to Thomas Scott?
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a. The new province would be represented in the parliament and senate of Canada.
b. The provincial government would control all public lands. c. French and English would be used in government, the courts, in any laws and any official documents. d. An amne
There were eight key points in the Metis list of rights, name three.
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They were worried about what would happen to the area west of Ontario. They were afraid the Americans might claim it for their country.
What was the government which was led by John A. Macdonald worried about?
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French speaking Metis, Country born Metis, First Nations peoples, Land speculators from Ontario and the United States and descendents of the Selkirk Settlers.
Who were the five different groups of people who were living in the Red River Settlement in 1870?
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They went on the people’s land without asking permission. They didn’t speak French to them. They never told he local people what they were doing
What are three mistakes that the surveyors made?
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It was a group made up of 20 French speaking and 20 English speaking residents of the Red River Settlement. It wrote a list of rights for the territory, which is called the Metis list of rights.
What was the Convention of Forty and what did it do?
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French and English would be the official languages. Religious rights would be protected. The Metis would receive title to their land and also get land grants (more land).
What are three things that the Canadian government and Riel’s government agreed to as conditions for Manitoba becoming a province?
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