louis riel and the red river rebellion
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Louis riel and the red river rebellion. Manitoba joined confederation in 1870 Not a smooth entry – fighting between the Metis and the Canadian Surveyors and Soldiers. Who were the Metis?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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LOUIS RIEL AND THE RED RIVER
REBELLION
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Manitoba joined confederation in 1870
Not a smooth entry – fighting between the Metis and the Canadian Surveyors and Soldiers
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WHO WERE THE METIS?
Metis were the Native people of Manitoba who were descendants of the French fur traders and the Native people of the colony
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WHAT WAS THE METIS WAY OF LIFE?
They mainly lived by hunting buffalo and farming
Traded furs and pemmican for manufactured goods
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This area was owned by the Hudson Bay company and was known as Rupert’s Land
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Hudson’s Bay Company sold Rupert’s Land to the Canadian Government
Transfer of ownership to take place 1869
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METIS RESISTANCE
Metis were concerned about losing valuable land to settlers and lose their way of life
Resistance to expansion to the West
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RESISTANCE
Led by Louis Riel, the Metis in Manitoba prevented William MacDougall from entering the Red River Colony
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Seized Upper Fort Garry
Proclaimed a Provisional Government
Metis Bill of Rights
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RESISTANCE CONTINUED
Thomas Scott – part of a group that refused to support the Riel provisional government and made plans to overthrow it
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1870 – members of this group were arrested for trying to take over Fort Garry
One of these men was Thomas Scott
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Scott made his anti-French, anti-Catholic views insultingly clear to his captors
Provisional government tried Scott and found him guilty of treason
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Thomas Scott shot by a firing squad
Turning point in Riel’s role as leader – divided opinion that has lasted until this day – hero/traitor divide
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At the same time, John A. MacDonald sent troops to the area to ensure the land transfer
Riel fled and Metis Rebellion collapsed
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THE NORTHWEST RESISTANCE
Riel lived in Montana, for many years, but returned to Manitoba in 1884 to help resist the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Riel surrendered to government troops on May 15, 1885, he was found guilty of high treason, and he was hanged – created division between French and English in Canada