In 1869 The Red River Settlement was part of 2) the District of Assiniboia (look at the map and legend for help). In 1670 the King of England granted Rupert’s Land to a fur-trading enterprise called the 1) Hudson Bay Company.
READING NOTES ON “LOUIS RIEL: A COMIC STRIP BIOGRAPHY Question four: What is a provisional government (refer to internet) and why was one created?Īnswer four: A provisional government is a temporary government created in response to crisis, and was set up in this case to act as an emergency government until they became recognized by the state.Īt that point they would probably upgrade their title. Riel doesn't have a problem with joining Canada, because he understands the benefits of allying with a powerful country, but he wants his people to remain unique. “ What does he mean by our own terms?Īnswer three: He probably means that he doesn't want to join as just another white state, that he wants his people to be recognized as independent from the whites. Question three: On page 16 Louis Riel says “We’re not necessarily opposed to joining Canada, but we want to do it on our own terms. If you believe that a race is uncivilized, you probably don't want them to have government representatives, who knows what those savages might try to legalize. A second is probably the racism that was common in this era among so many people. What are some possible reasons he would say that?Īnswer two: The first reason is probably that he would lose votes from the white segment of the population.
MacDonald says, “We can’t allow the people who live there to elect their own representatives”. Question one: How did the Métis feel about Rupert’s Land being sold from the HBC to the Canadian government?Īnswer one: The M étis likely felt very angry, because the land they had been living on for years had just been sold, and they wouldn't get anything out of the deal.
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