development of the Canadian federation Flashcards
in 1867, which provinces were apart of canada?
nova Scotia, new brunswick, Quebec, Ontario
when did the northwest territories and Manitoba join canada?
1870
when did bc join?
1871
when did pei join?
1873
why did the government want to get lands to the west?
offer new canadiens a place to stay, create a larger area for economics, to protect undefended lands of the west from American expansionism
which lands did canada purchase, from who for how much?
Ruperts land and north west territories from the Hudsons bay company and for 1.5 million dollars
what did the Ruperts land and the north west territories become?
they merged and became north west territories
when Canada canada got these lands, who was there?
the indigenous people, the Metis and some colonists
where did 10,000 Metis live?
in the red river region (southern Manitoba)
who were the Metis?
they had both European and aboriginal blood.
what religion were the Metis?
francophone catholics
what did the Metis eat?
bison, hunting, farming and fur trade
were the Metis happy with the arrival of the new colonists?
no- they thought they would lose their way of life and land
what did the canadian gvt do with the land that the metis were settled on?
they wanted to take those lands and divide them into grants
what is a grant?
land or territory given to a person who is responsible for working it
why did the metis form the national committee of metis?
because the metis were scared that the anglophone colonists would try and take their land
who was the head of the committee of metis?
Louis riel
what was the objective of the national committee?
to defend the metis territorial rights and safeguard their culture
what did the metis demand from the canadian gvt?
that their territorial, religious and language rights were recognized
what did the metis set up?
a provincial gvt
who was captured and hung by the metis?
Thomas Scott who was an English protestant canadian
what was the Manitoba act?
creation of Manitoba
what did the canadian gvt promise to the metis?
they got their land and the regognition pf their language and religion
what did the English Canadians do in Manitoba?
took over the gvt, took the metis land, abolished some French catholic rights including the right to separate schools
how come the French catholics became a small part of the population?
many metis left
why was there less fishing and hunting in the territory of the metis?
because many colonists came and they extended the railway which affected the fishing and hunting
who led the second rebellion?
Louis riel again
since many English canadiens were mad about the rebellion, what did they do?
they sent troops to capture batoche (where the metis lived)
what was the consequence to the metis uprisings?
it divided the French and English
