1. Agenda For Today Quiz # 3 Métis Dispersion Map
Notes  The Northwest Rebellion of 1885 – Beginnings
C:APH  ‘Land of Discontent’, ‘The Seige’ (16 min)
Answer questions p. 199 # 1,2,3 & 4 on a separate piece of paper.
Must be in FULL sentences
Name, date, and block
title
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2. Review From Last Day
The government of John A. Macdonald was forced out of office after accepting illicit funds in exchange for a railway contract
After being elected back into power again, Macdonald promised protected tariffs, western expansion, and a finished CPR within 10 years
The CPR Syndicate was hired to achieve this goal.
By the fall of 1883, the Syndicate hired William Van Horne as General Manager of the CPR
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3. Quiz # 3 Whose dream was the National Dream? /1
What are 3 components of the National Policy? / 3
What region of Canada really benefited from the National Dream? /1
What does CPR stand for? /1
What did the CPR Syndicate get for their part in signing the deal to build the railroad? / 2
Who was Van Horne and what was his job within the CPR? /2
With examples, why was the CPR an unfair employer? /2
What historical event bailed out the CPR? /1
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4. Quiz # 3 - Answers Whose dream was the National Dream? /1
Macdonald
What are 3 components of the National Policy? /3
Tariffs, Western Settlement, CPR
What region of Canada really benefited from the National Dream? /3
prairies
What does CPR stand for? /1
Canadian Pacific Railway
What did the CPR Syndicate get for their part in signing the deal to build the railroad? /2
$25 million and 25 million acres of land
Who was Van Horne and what was his job within the CPR? /2
General Manager of the CPR, complete the CPR
With examples, why was the CPR and unfair employer? /2
Food, pay, poor conditions for work and housing
What historical event bailed out the CPR? /1
The Northwest Rebellion , 1885
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5. 5.6 The Northwest Rebellion - Beginnings
Roots of the Métis Nation
Name ____________________ Date _____________ Block ______
On a map of Canada, locate and label the following:
Visible provinces and territories of Canada
Capital cities of each province and territory
Hudson Bay
Red River
Assiniboine River
Red River Settlement (now Winnipeg, MB)
The Forks (the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers)
Fort William (now Thunder Bay, ON)
Batoche, SK
Duck Lake, SK
Arrows of the Métis Migration Route
Shade in the area of:
The Red River Rebellion ( )
The Northwest Rebellion (1885)
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6. North Saskatchewan River Duck Lake
LEGEND
Métis Movement
Red River Rebellion
Northwest Rebellion
Hudson Bay
North Saskatchewan River
Duck Lake
Batoche
Lake Winnipeg
South Saskatchewan River
Assiniboine River
Fort William
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7. 5.6 The Northwest Rebellion - Beginnings
Many Métis left Manitoba in the early 1870s
Most took up land on the junction of the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers, near Prince Albert
They laid out farms in traditional manner
Long lots “10 chains across and two miles deep” with frontage on the river
Catholic church was always at the centre of the community
Income came from:
Subsistence farming
Hunting buffalo
Hauling freight for the HBC
Métis Settlement
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8. 5.6 The Northwest Rebellion - Beginnings
In December 1873, the Métis adopted the “Laws of St. Laurent”
Governed all aspects of life in the settlement
The man in charge of the main HBC post (Fort Carleton) in the area was Lawrence Clarke
Believed in the inferiority of the Métis and he used his position to lower the Métis standard of living
The winter of was difficult for the Métis
Impossible to make pemmican which meant a loss of food and income
They were now deprived the right to make their own laws and conserve their livelihood
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9. 5.6 The Northwest Rebellion - Beginnings
The Métis continued to press for title to the land they occupied and they also wanted financial aid to become successful farmers
They did not want to rebel against the authority of the Canadian government
Macdonald calculated that if most of the land was sold the government would collect about $71 million
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10. 5.6 The Northwest Rebellion - Beginnings
As railway costs rose between 1882 and 1883, the government slashed the budget of its Indian Department
Native peoples had to rely on food handouts from the government to survive
They used this as a form of social control
“difficult Indians” would receive no food
By 1884, many Native peoples were starving
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11. 5.6 The Northwest Rebellion - Beginnings
In the summer of 1884, Riel received a delegation in Montana (School teacher) and agreed to fight for justice on behalf of his people
In late 1884, Jackson, a sympathetic European farmer, and Riel got together and created a Métis Bill of Rights
Far more detailed than the 1869 “List of Rights”
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12. 5.6 The Northwest Rebellion - Beginnings
By the end of 1884, tensions were building in the Northwest
By spring of 1885, the Manitoba militia were moving into the Northwest
Ottawa’s only forces was Superintendent Lief Crozier’s small group of North West Mounted Police (NWMP) officers at Fort Carlton
On March 19, Riel addressed the Métis at St. Laurent:
“Justice commands us to take up arms”
He demanded the surrender of Fort Carlton
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13. Turn to page 199
Answer questions on Page 199 # 1,2,3 & 4 on a separate piece of paper.
Must be in FULL sentences
Name, date, and block
title
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