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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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What was the Manitoba Act

A

It made French and English the official language of the province

Metis made up a majority of the new province and 1.4 million acres of land was saved for them to use as farmland

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What is a scrip and its purpose

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Piece of paper similar to money that were issued to the Metis in order to gain title of the land reserved for them

Value of $160

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3
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Why did many Métis leave Manitoba

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They had to give their scrip to land speculators

Mistreated by the government

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4
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How did the Metis earn money

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Farming
Hunting buffalo
Working for HBC

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5
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What were the laws of St Laurent

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Laws that governed all aspects of life in the settlement including the bison hunt
Hunting rules were strict as bison needed to be conserved

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6
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Who was Lawrence Clark

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He worked with HBC
Pretended to get along With the Métis and European settlers but considered the Metis inferior
Used his power to lower Metis standard of living

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Who was Gabriel Dumont

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Metis president of St.Laurent

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8
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What is the NWMP

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North West Mounted Police

Job was to drive out the whisky traders and gain control of the North Western Territories

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9
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What is firewater

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A liquor which is pure alcohol and was sold in the whisky trade

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What was the Indian Act

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Native people have to live on reserves and children have to go to residential schools

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11
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Who were the two company owners that financed the CPR

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Jay Cooke

Sir Hugh Allan

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12
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What was the Pacific Scandal

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MacDonald asked Allan to finance his campaign however that led to his resignation

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13
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Who was Alexander Mackenzie

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Leader of the Liberals

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14
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Was MacDonald a conservative or liberal

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Conservative

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15
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What was Mackenzie’s view on the CPR

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He thought it was expensive so therefore no railway construction under his rule

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What was the reaction to Mackenzie not building the CPR

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It was negative. Politicians talked to the federal government , protested and even wanted to withdraw from confederation

17
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What was the National Policy

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Created by MacDonald

It dealt with Protective tariffs, western settlement and the CPR

18
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What was the purpose of the protective tariffs

A

It was so that Americans couldn’t dump their goods on the Canadian market so Canadians profit instead

19
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What was the CPR syndicate

A

A group of investors for the CPR.

It included George Stephen, Donald Smith and James Hill

20
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How long was it suppose to take for the CPR to be built

A

10 years

21
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Why did the syndicate change the route of the CPR

A

They changed it because they wanted an area that was unoccupied so that it would give them more control over location of new towns and railway stations

22
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Who found the route through the Selkirk Mountains

A

Major A B Rogers

23
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Who was William Van Horne and what did he do

A

He was dedicated and intelligent

He drove everyone to complete the CPR

24
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How were the working conditions for those working on the CPR

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Dust from dynamite blasts, insects , over crowding and filth in the bunk houses, leak roofs and no plumbing
No proper food
Those injured never found a job again

25
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What saved the CPR from financial ruin

A

The Northwest rebellion showed people that the railway helped the government respond faster

26
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When was the CPR completed

A

July 10, 1885

27
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Why did the Metis rebel in 1885

A

They did not get title to the land they owned

No financial aid for them to become farmers

Natives had to rely on the government for food but they would not give food to the difficult Indians so many were facing starvation

28
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What did Riel do to help the Metis

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He came up with a Metis Bill of Rights but it was ignored by the government

29
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Where did the first clash happen and what happened

A

At Duck Lake where both sides opened fired

30
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Was Dumont captured or did he escape

A

He escaped

31
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How could Riel have been saved

A

Lawyers plead that he was insane

32
Q

When was he hanged

A

November 16th , 1885

33
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Where did the second clash happen between the Metis and government and who won

A

Batoche where the government won

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