Quebec and Canada right after Confederation

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Quebec and Canada right after Confederation

Expansion of Territory 1870: Canada demands the purchase of the land West of Ontario They purchase the land for 1.5 million dollars The land is called the « North West Territories »

Other provinces and territories join Canada 1870: Manitoba is created… Much smaller than it is now 1871: British Columbia joins Canada under the promise of a railway that connects it to the Eastern parts of the country 1873: PEI joins Canada *** Because of this expansion, an American « invasion » is no more

Other provinces and territories join Canada 1897: Yukon is formed because of the gold rush Because of minig towns that popped up, Canada needed to make Yukon a territory RCMP

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions Red River: The area where we find Winnipeg today Population in 1870  12,000 People living in Red River 1870: First Occupants English settlers Americans that moved to Canada Métis*** Métis

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions Métis: Mixed assendence  First Occupant / French « Mixed Blood » Half of th population of Red River were Metis Hunters with strong military capabilities

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions Canada buys land West of Ontario Canada does not care about how this affects the Metis New settlers take land that before, belonged to the Metis Metis unhappy… Metis in Red River

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions The Metis tried to stop land surveyors « You shall go no further » The Metis siezed a fort to show how serious they were Fort Garry The leader of the rebellions  Louis Riel Louis Riel

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions USA asked the Metis to join them John A. Macdonald does not want to lose the land Canada bought A group of protestants from Ontario attack Fort Garry

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions The Metis defend Fort Garry The Metis kidnap an Irish-protestant Thomas Scott A Metis court sentence Scott to death March 4, 1870 Scott was killed by firing squad Thomas Scott

Opinions after the execution of Thomas Scott Canada English / Protestant (Ontario): The new English settlers are good Canadians The Métis and Riel  « tyrants” Canada French /Catholics (Québec): The new English settlers  intruders Riel  a hero for the French language and Catholic religion

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions Riel leaves Canada after the execution of Scott and stays in the USA for 10-11 years Riel comes back to Canada to help the Metis who were displaced and were being threatened by more English settlers now in Saskatchewan

Internal problems after confederation: Red River Rebellions The Metis revolt again The Canadian government stops the revolt by sending 5000 soldiers to Saskatchewan Riel was captured and hung in 1885 for the murder of thomas Scott Riel’s Trial

The Red River Rebellions: why were they important? Shows the lack of respect for the First Occupants on behalf of the Canadian Government The differences between how the French and English view events that occur in Canada  division of the country