| The North West | Rebel Rebel | People | Places | Potpourri |
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What is the Whiskey Trade
The commodity trade that caused trouble to civilized Canada
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Who is Louis Riel?
He led the Red River Rebellion 1869-1870
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Who is George Arthur French?
The first NWMP Commissioner
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What is Fort Dufferin?
The first NWMP gathering spot before marching West
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Who is Sitting Bull?
The leader that led his Lakota people north into Canada to flee Col. Custer
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What is The Hudson's Bay Company
The company that used to own the North West
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What is Regina?
Louis Riel was executed here in 1885.
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Who is McLeod?
The second NWMP Commissioner
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What is Fort Pelly?
The first headquarters
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Who is Charles Constantine?
Inspector sent to the Yukon to report on Liquor trade and American miners.
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What is 1870
The year the North West Territories was purchased
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What is Manitoba?
Riel led to the inclusion of this modern province to enter Confederation.
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What are rabbit's foot, bullet in ear, cat skin?
Jerry Potts' Lucky charms
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What is Fort Walsh?
The third headquarters
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Who is Sam Steele?
He commanded the NWMP in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.
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What is 1873
Official year North West Mounted Police name became offical
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What is Keep Sovereignty, control Whisky Trade, good Aboriginal relations, and the Louis Riel rebellion.
Four reasons to create a police force.
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Who is James Walsh?
He was considered "too friendly" with Sitting bull
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What is Regina?
The fourth headquarters
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What is Chilkoot Pass?
The narrow pass between the Yukon and Alaska
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What is Queen Victory gives her blessing to create NWMP
May 23, 1876 this happened.
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Who is John A. MacDonald?
Prime Minister during time of Red River Rebellion
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Who is Osbourne Smith?
First Commissioner (interim) of the NWMP
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What is 1904?
The year "Royal" was conferred onto the NWMP by King Edward VII
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What is 1920?
The Year the RNWMP and the Dominion Police becaume the RCMP
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