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What was the main reason for the conflict between the Métis people and the English?
What was the main reason for the conflict between the Métis people and the English?
What was the outcome of the Red River Resistance?
What was the outcome of the Red River Resistance?
What was the name of the temporary government set up by the Métis during the Red River Resistance?
What was the name of the temporary government set up by the Métis during the Red River Resistance?
What was the consequence of Thomas Scott's execution?
What was the consequence of Thomas Scott's execution?
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What was the result of the negotiations between the Métis and the Canadian government?
What was the result of the negotiations between the Métis and the Canadian government?
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What was the total amount of land promised to Métis children under the Manitoba Act?
What was the total amount of land promised to Métis children under the Manitoba Act?
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How much land was each Métis child supposed to receive according to the Manitoba Act?
How much land was each Métis child supposed to receive according to the Manitoba Act?
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What did the Government of Canada issue instead of the promised land?
What did the Government of Canada issue instead of the promised land?
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When was the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada, marking the eligibility date for Métis children's land grants?
When was the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada, marking the eligibility date for Métis children's land grants?
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What was a consequence for the Métis if they accepted scrip as compensation?
What was a consequence for the Métis if they accepted scrip as compensation?
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Study Notes
The Red River Resistance
- Led by Louis Riel, the Métis people resisted the transfer of land from Rupert's Land to Canada
- The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) sold the land to Canada for £300,000 (approximately $10.8 million today)
Conflicts and Key Events
- An English-speaking surveyor arrived in 1869, sparking conflict with the Métis over land rights
- The Métis took control of Fort Garry and established a provisional government
- Thomas Scott, an English-speaking Protestant, was jailed and later executed for treason by Riel's government
- Scott's execution angered Canadians and divided the country
Government Response and Aftermath
- John A. Macdonald, the Prime Minister of Canada, sent troops to Fort Garry to resolve the crisis
- The troops arrived weeks later, and Riel fled to the US
- The Métis created a bill of rights, which was eventually agreed to by the government
- The Manitoba Act was passed, recognizing Manitoba as a province in Canada in 1870
The Original Inhabitants of Manitoba
- The land that is now Manitoba was originally part of Rupert's Land
- The settlers in this area were mainly from the Red River Colony and were employed in the fur trade
- Many European settlers married First Nations women, creating the Métis Nation
The Métis Nation
- The Métis people have one First Nations parent and one European parent
- The Métis community traditionally depended on the buffalo hunt and the fur trade
The Transfer of Rupert's Land
- In 1868, the Hudson Bay Company surrendered Rupert's Land to the British Crown
- The British Crown then deeded it to the newly formed Government of Canada
The Canadian Government's Immigration Policy
- The government encouraged British colonists to migrate west to prevent American colonization
- This immigration policy overlooked the Métis and First Nations communities that had traditionally settled on the land
- The policy disrupted the traditional lifestyle of the Métis people
The Red River Resistance
- The poor treatment of the Métis led to the Red River Resistance in 1869 under Louis Riel's leadership
- The Resistance established a provisional Métis government
- The provisional government protested the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada without considering the Métis
The Manitoba Act
- The Manitoba Act was signed in 1870, which ended the Resistance
- The Act proclaimed Manitoba as the fifth province of Canada
- The Act promised protection to the Métis people, but these promises were never fully given
Land Grants and Scrip
- The Métis of the Red River were promised 1.4 million acres of land
- Each Métis child was to receive 240 acres of land
- Instead of giving land, the Government of Canada issued scrip as compensation
- The government could cheat the Métis Nation out of scrip, and many were denied this form of compensation
The Red River Resistance
- Led by Louis Riel, the Métis people resisted the transfer of land from Rupert's Land to Canada
- The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) sold the land to Canada for £300,000 (approximately $10.8 million today)
Conflicts and Key Events
- An English-speaking surveyor arrived in 1869, sparking conflict with the Métis over land rights
- The Métis took control of Fort Garry and established a provisional government
- Thomas Scott, an English-speaking Protestant, was jailed and later executed for treason by Riel's government
- Scott's execution angered Canadians and divided the country
Government Response and Aftermath
- John A. Macdonald, the Prime Minister of Canada, sent troops to Fort Garry to resolve the crisis
- The troops arrived weeks later, and Riel fled to the US
- The Métis created a bill of rights, which was eventually agreed to by the government
- The Manitoba Act was passed, recognizing Manitoba as a province in Canada in 1870
The Original Inhabitants of Manitoba
- The land that is now Manitoba was originally part of Rupert's Land
- The settlers in this area were mainly from the Red River Colony and were employed in the fur trade
- Many European settlers married First Nations women, creating the Métis Nation
The Métis Nation
- The Métis people have one First Nations parent and one European parent
- The Métis community traditionally depended on the buffalo hunt and the fur trade
The Transfer of Rupert's Land
- In 1868, the Hudson Bay Company surrendered Rupert's Land to the British Crown
- The British Crown then deeded it to the newly formed Government of Canada
The Canadian Government's Immigration Policy
- The government encouraged British colonists to migrate west to prevent American colonization
- This immigration policy overlooked the Métis and First Nations communities that had traditionally settled on the land
- The policy disrupted the traditional lifestyle of the Métis people
The Red River Resistance
- The poor treatment of the Métis led to the Red River Resistance in 1869 under Louis Riel's leadership
- The Resistance established a provisional Métis government
- The provisional government protested the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada without considering the Métis
The Manitoba Act
- The Manitoba Act was signed in 1870, which ended the Resistance
- The Act proclaimed Manitoba as the fifth province of Canada
- The Act promised protection to the Métis people, but these promises were never fully given
Land Grants and Scrip
- The Métis of the Red River were promised 1.4 million acres of land
- Each Métis child was to receive 240 acres of land
- Instead of giving land, the Government of Canada issued scrip as compensation
- The government could cheat the Métis Nation out of scrip, and many were denied this form of compensation
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