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What was the reaction of the Metis people to the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada?
What was the reaction of the Metis people to the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada?
Which of the following correctly describes the focus of the Canadian government in the 1870s?
Which of the following correctly describes the focus of the Canadian government in the 1870s?
What was included in the Manitoba Act regarding the Metis people?
What was included in the Manitoba Act regarding the Metis people?
What did the Canadian government promise to the Metis children in the land grant?
What did the Canadian government promise to the Metis children in the land grant?
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How did the government support the Metis, instead of giving them land?
How did the government support the Metis, instead of giving them land?
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What significantly impacted the Metis people as new settlers moved into the region?
What significantly impacted the Metis people as new settlers moved into the region?
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What was a direct cause of the Red River Resistance?
What was a direct cause of the Red River Resistance?
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What was the primary economic activity of the Metis people before the Canadian government's intervention?
What was the primary economic activity of the Metis people before the Canadian government's intervention?
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Study Notes
Manitoba Act of 1870
- Manitoba was originally part of Rupert's Land
- Settlers were primarily from the Red River Colony
- Fur trade was a major economic activity
- Many settlers married First Nations women
- This created the Métis people, who have both First Nations and European ancestry
- The Hudson's Bay Company controlled the region's fur trade
- In 1868, the Hudson's Bay Company transferred Rupert's Land to the British Crown, which then transferred it to Canada
- Canada sought to expand from sea to sea
- The Canadian government encouraged British settlers to move west
- This policy overlooked the Métis and First Nations communities who already lived there
- The Métis relied on the buffalo hunt and fur trade for their lifestyle, and the new settlers disrupted this
- New settlers were different in language, culture, and religion from the Métis
Métis Resistance of 1869
- 10,000 Métis existed in 1870, but had no representation in the Canadian government
- Poor treatment of the Métis by the Canadian government led to the Red River Resistance of 1869
- A provisional Métis government was created
- The Métis government protested the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada without consideration for the Métis' rights and claims to the land
- The Métis were completely ignored
Manitoba Act of 1870
- This Act was the legal solution to the conflict between the Red River Métis and the British Crown
- Manitoba became Canada's fifth province
- The Act promised protection for the Métis people
- The Métis were promised a large tract of land (1.4 million acres)
- The land was meant for Métis children born before July 15, 1870
- Each Métis child was to receive 240 acres
- Instead of land, the government gave scrip
- This scrip could be exchanged for land or money as compensation for losing their Indigenous status
- Many Métis were denied this promised compensation
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Explore the historical context of the Manitoba Act of 1870 and the resistance of the Métis people in 1869. This quiz covers the impact of settler policies on the Métis community and the fur trade dynamics in the region. Test your knowledge about this pivotal moment in Canadian history.
