History 30F Review Becoming a Sovereign Nation

Question 1

what are the main causes of red river rebellion?

Answer 1

• pemmican proclomation
• trasfer of land from the HBC to government
• Metis had no title of there land
• government sends out surveyors

Question 2

How did the Metis respond to their concern?

Answer 2

• set up provincial government; lead by Louis Riel
• seized fort Gary
• stopped surveyors
• executed Thomas Scott

Question 3

what were the results of the rebellion?

Answer 3

• creation of manitoba
• land was protected for the metis people
• land was mismanaged by the government- Riel fled to the US
• a lot of Metis peopke fled west

Question 4

what were the main causes of the northwest resistance ?

Answer 4

• Metis and Anglo farmers had clear title to the land
• Canada was expanding west/ railway
• government ignore the concerts
• Metis sent out surveyors again

Question 5

how did the Metis respond to their concern?

Answer 5

• Louis Riel returned
• organized troops/ fighters; metis and first nations
• delete the NWMP ( north west mountain police) in early battle

Question 6

what role did the CPR play in the conflict?

Answer 6

• brought government troops west

- wanted to protect the rail line and its expansion west

Question 7

what were the results of the conflict

Answer 7

• metis and first nation lost the fighting
• some land protected for metis/ first nations
• execution of Louis Riel
• angered the french in Quebec
• wilfred laurier used the execution to help set him elected pm

Question 8

how did canada become involved in WWI?

Answer 8

• our status within the british empire
• as soon as britian declared war; we were at war
• britian got into war because of aliences

Question 9

why were the following battles fought by Canada signicant?

Answer 9

a) - Passchendale
- worst battle conditions at WWI
b) - Vimy Ridge
- Canada coming of age; recognized as Canadian solders not British
c) - The Somme
- showed as futile or pointless the fighting was

Question 10

completion of the CPR

Answer 10

• completed the deal for BC to join confederation

- created a need for asian workers in dangerous conditions

Question 11

dominions land act

Answer 11

• created conflict for the metis, natives and other already settled in the west
• changed settlement to square townships

Question 12

Clifford Sifton

Answer 12

• promoted immigration to the west from US,Britian and for the first time Eastern European

Question 13

chinese head tax

Answer 13

• the federal governments plan to control chinese immigration

Question 14

komagata maru incident

Answer 14

• a ship carrying mostly sikh immigrants that was detained at the vancouver harbour for two months
• eventually had to leave canada saiil and calutta were 20 of the passengers

Question 15

Manitoba schools question

Answer 15

• veiwed as Canada most significant loss of French rights

Question 16

winnigeg general strike

Answer 16

• workers were trying to establish labor unions

- 30,000 workers left there jobs

Question 17

nellie mclung

Answer 17

• fought for women to have the right to vote in manitoba and Alberta

Question 18

persons case

Answer 18

• supreme court of canada decided women were not “persons” and could not hold public office
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Question 19

oliver mowatt

Answer 19

• fought for provincial rights ( gained control of liquor sales, in provinces)

Question 20

wilfred laurier

Answer 20

• Canada first francophone prime minister

Question 21

what was the main goal of the residential school systems?

what policies were used to achieve the goal?

Answer 21

• assimilation

- policies; take the Indian out of the child