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The Development of Western Canada - Unit
Test
1.
Prime Minister
Macdonald wanted the Dominion of Canada to expand to the _________________ for a variety of reasons. Overall,
he felt it was important this area became part of Canadian territory before the
_______________________ could take it over.
2.
Although many
settlers from Ontario were willing to move to the Prairies to start farms, this
land had long been inhabited by the ___________________________ and _______________________.
This would soon lead to conflicts between settlers, as they tried to defend
their rights. These people lived off the land and felt that wildlife was
sacred, and people should care for the environment – very different views than
those of the Europeans.
3.
The name Metis
comes from the French meaning ”mixed,” because they typically had one male
parent from _______________________ and one female that was of _______________________________
descent.
4.
The Metis
followed the ____________________________ religion, but also the spirituality
associated with First Nations. By contrast, the British mostly followed the
_______________________ religion.
5.
Animals such as
_________________ were essential to the Metis because they provided food and clothing.
In the 1800’s, European settlers made weapons called rifles available to the
Metis, making it much easier to kill these animals. As a result, their populations
dropped to near extinction, which led many Metis to starvation or extreme
hunger.
6.
Red River was
located where the Province of _______________________ is now found.
7.
Rupert’s Land was
originally owned by the ________________________________. The Government of
Canada ended up buying it in 1869 for only 1.5 million dollars.
8.
Canada’s first
Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, sent a man named ____________________________,
who was the Lieutenant-Governor of Canada, to the area known as Rupert’s Land
to set up a new government. His job involved getting this huge area under
control of the Canadian government, and getting it ready for the arrival of
_______________________________. Unfortunately, the Canadian government did not
consider the opinions and rights of the Metis people who were already living on
this land.
9.
In 1869
__________________________ became the leader of the Metis, at the age of only
25. He was born in Red River but studied in the province of
______________________ for 10 years. When the Canadian government sent land
surveyors to decide how they would use and divide the land in Red River, the
Metis people were vey concerned. They informed the Canadian government about their
concerns, but the representative, McDougall, did not listen. The Metis stopped
him and directed him to the US border, off their land.
10. At first, Riel wanted to negotiate with the Canadian
government to decide the fate of Red River, but these efforts were not
successful. Next, Riel set up a temporary government, also called a
______________________________. His goal was to peacefully negotiate in a way
that would fairly represent both Canada and the Metis. Some of their requests
included that they wanted their land to enter Canada as a
_______________________, they wanted Canadian government money to be used for
both public schools and ___________________ schools and they wanted the
Lieutenant-Governor and Judge of the Supreme Court to be bilingual, which meant
they spoke both the French and English languages. By speaking both languages
they could meet the needs of both the Canadians and Metis more effectively.
11. __________________________ was an Irish Protestant who moved from Ontario to Red River. He practised the Protestant religion, and did
not believe in the rights of Roman Catholics. He openly talked about his views
that the ___________________ should not be part of the Canadian government, and
that their ideas and demands should be ignored.
Louis Riel obviously disliked Scott. The temporary Metis government arrested
Scott and found him guilty of ____________________. As a result, in March 1870
he was executed.
12. The execution of Scott prompted the Canadian
Government to issue a warrant for the arrest of Riel, who fled to the
______________________. He would eventually return to Canada and continue his
fight for Metis rights.
13. In 1885 Metis and First Nations settlers began living
in the area that would eventually become the province known as ________________________________.
Many had left the Red River area after the problems of 1869. At this point
there were very few Bison left to hunt, and many Metis faced starvation. The
Metis began sending requests to the Canadian government that continued to be
ignored and dismissed.
14. Riel was persuaded by several Metis representatives to
return to Canada and lead the Metis once again. In 1885, Louis Riel set up
another temporary government and took over a church in a town called
_____________________. Frustrated by the
lack of compromise from the Canadian government, the Metis and First Nations
chiefs were ready to support Riel, using violence, if needed.
15. Prime Minister Macdonald did not delay. He immediately
assembled troops to fight the Metis and took advantage of the newly constructed
_____________________________to bring troops over quickly.
16. ________________________________ was appointed
military commander and tried to attack using Guerrilla tactics, which meant
using ambush and surprise attacks against the Canadian North-West Mounted
Police and troops. This strategy worked well considering the Canadians had far
more troops and more advanced weapons.
17. Between March and May 1885 several battles took place
between the Metis, with help from various First Nations groups, and the
Canadians. One of the final battles of the Northwest rebellions took place at Batoche.
During this battle ________________________ surrendered and was arrested.
_______________________________ fled to the United States.
18. In the end, people of British background, also called
the “English,” felt Riel was a traitor and needed to be dealt with harshly. In
Quebec, the “French” felt he was a hero for defending Metis and French language
rights. In court, Riel was found guilty
of ___________________and he received the death penalty.
19. In __________ the Canadian government reversed Riel’s
conviction, recognized him as the founder of _________________________ and
declared he was an important advocate of Metis rights.
20. In 1870, _______________________ became Canada’s next province.
21. The government of this province and the courts would
speak both English and French. The province had separate school boards, paid
for by the _______________________________. These were two of the requests made by the
temporary Metis government.
22. The North-Western territory also came under control of
Canada in 1870. It was joined together with Rupert’s Land to form the Northwest
Territories. In 1876, the Federal Government appointed a
________________________________ and ____________________ for the Northwest
Territories. In 1886, it was finally given seats in the _____________________________.
23. British Columbia is located on the West coast of
Canada, along the Pacific Ocean. In 1858, ___________________ was found in an
area called the _________________________ which caused a big influx of people
hoping to strike it rich.
24. Some people supported the idea of British Columbia
joining the United States, while others wanted it to become part of Canada.
Although it would have been easier to develop railway connections with the USA,
many British Columbians wanted to keep their connections to ___________________
and realized joining Canada was the best way to do so.
25. Sir John A. Macdonald, wanted to expand Canada from
the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and reached an agreement for British
Columbia to join Canada as its _____________________ province in the year 1871.
26. In order to convince B.C. to join Canada, Macdonald
promised that a railway would be built from _______________________ to the Pacific Ocean within ____________________,
by the Federal Government.
27. Although Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) was involved in
discussions about joining Canada at the 1864 Charlottetown conference, it did
not join, and soon realized this was a bad decision. The other Maritimes
Provinces continued to grow and prosper, but P.E.I. did not. Macdonald offered
to help complete a costly railway across P.E.I. if it were to join Canada. In 1873
it became Canada’s _______________ province.
28. In 1873, largest city in Canada was
_____________________________, with a population over 100,000. In terms of
area, the largest province or territory was _________________________________.
29. Spell “Saskatchewan.” _______________________
29. Spell “Saskatchewan.” _______________________
*CHOOSE ONE QUESTION AND ANSWER ALL PARTS IN FULL SENTENCES*
(4 marks)
1. a) Describe two specific ways
the Metis way of life was negatively impacted by the Canadian Government’s take
over of Red River.
1. b) Do you think this could
this have been avoided? Explain how.
2. Do you think the demands
of the Metis Temporary Government for the Canadian Government were reasonable?
State yes or no, and explain why, referring to two or more specific demands
they made.
3. a) McDougall blindly
followed his instructions from Sir John A. MacDonald to ignore the rights of
the Metis and First Nations when settling the areas around Red River. Put
yourself in his position. How could he have acted differently to improve
relations between the Canadian Government and Metis people?
3. b) How might this have
changed Canadian History? Explain your thoughts.
Thomas Scott
Roman Catholic
William McDougall
Settlers
Louis Riel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bison
1992
Province
West
Manitoba
Protestant
Fifth
Lieutenant-Governor
Britain
Metis
Treason
Hudson Bay Company
Gabriel Dumont
First Nations
Quebec
United States
Saskatchewan
Fraser River
Federal Government
Gabriel Dumont
Batoche
Treason
Manitoba
Provisional
Seventh
Religious
The Northwest Territories
Government
Louis Riel
France
Gold
United States
Catholics
Council
Council
Sixth
Ontario
First Nations
Montreal
Manitoba
Manitoba
10 years
Saskatchewan
