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1. Describe the demographics of the Red River community in
1869.
There were about 4500 metis French and 4500 English speaking (country born) people and 45000 of Scottish immigrants. 1/3 of each, a divided population. Families probably had 12-15 kids, lots of young kids and middle age people (didn’t live to a very old age). 2. What was the reaction of the people of the Red River settlement to the government’s plans to annex their territory? Explain what their objections were to their treatment.
In 1869 the Metis of Red River, led by Louis Riel, formed a provisional government to stop the Canadian annexation of Ruperts’s land. The territory was under the Hudson’s Bay Company rule was scheduled to be transferred to Canada in 1869. During the negations between the company, the British government and the Canadian government no one consulted the Metis, who happened to be the vast majority of the 12,000 residents in the Red River settlement. Worried about their status after the annexation so they took matters into their own hands.
3. Describe Riel’s actions as he lead the “ resistance.” Were these actions justified? Explain. The resistance was known as the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870. The Rebellion was the first crisis the new government faced after Confederation. The Canadian government had elected William McDougall as a governor. The Métis inhabitants of the settlement strongly disliked him. Before the Metis land was transferred to Canada, McDougall sent out surveyors to plot the land. The Métis, led by Riel, prevented McDougall from entering their territory. The Métis created a conditional government and Riel negotiated directly with the Canadian government to establish Manitoba as a province. Riel's men also arrested members of a pro-Canadian group who had resisted the conditional government (one of them was Thomas Scott). Riel's government then convicted Scott, and executed him for threatening to murder Riel which was considered an act of
1869.
There were about 4500 metis French and 4500 English speaking (country born) people and 45000 of Scottish immigrants. 1/3 of each, a divided population. Families probably had 12-15 kids, lots of young kids and middle age people (didn’t live to a very old age). 2. What was the reaction of the people of the Red River settlement to the government’s plans to annex their territory? Explain what their objections were to their treatment.
In 1869 the Metis of Red River, led by Louis Riel, formed a provisional government to stop the Canadian annexation of Ruperts’s land. The territory was under the Hudson’s Bay Company rule was scheduled to be transferred to Canada in 1869. During the negations between the company, the British government and the Canadian government no one consulted the Metis, who happened to be the vast majority of the 12,000 residents in the Red River settlement. Worried about their status after the annexation so they took matters into their own hands.
3. Describe Riel’s actions as he lead the “ resistance.” Were these actions justified? Explain. The resistance was known as the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870. The Rebellion was the first crisis the new government faced after Confederation. The Canadian government had elected William McDougall as a governor. The Métis inhabitants of the settlement strongly disliked him. Before the Metis land was transferred to Canada, McDougall sent out surveyors to plot the land. The Métis, led by Riel, prevented McDougall from entering their territory. The Métis created a conditional government and Riel negotiated directly with the Canadian government to establish Manitoba as a province. Riel's men also arrested members of a pro-Canadian group who had resisted the conditional government (one of them was Thomas Scott). Riel's government then convicted Scott, and executed him for threatening to murder Riel which was considered an act of