red river res Flashcards
Once Canada was formed in 1867, they focused on expanding
westward
what land was purchased in 1869 by canada?
rupertsland
Red River Colony consisted of…
scottish, cree, ojibwe, metis
Red River Colony was administered by who in 1836-69
HBC
who was president of Métis general comittee
louis riel
who was the first Primeminister of Canada
John A Macdonald
what was Macdonalds vision for canada?
- English & French cultures.
- Indigenous peope assimilated/changed.
why did Macdonald want to grow/populate Rupertsland
to avoid American vision: manifest destiny.
what is manifest destiny?
idea that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America
Louis Riel led a group that…
prevented land surveyors from entering the region.
Metis resistors seized ______ until the Canadian Gov agreed to negotiate
Upper Fort Garry
who was mcdougall
Land surveyor who arrived to Red River colony with his team to plot new farmland for settlers from the kast.
how did riel and other metis respond to mcdougall and his team
turned them away
what are advantages of metis seizing fort garry?
Food, armaments, defensive position
National comittce ef Métis formed what
provisional government
