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    Canadian history
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  • Which province is the Red River in?
    Manitoba
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  • The majority of people in the Red River were of what background?
    Metis
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  • What problems were facing the people of the Red River?
    crop failure, buffalo decline, HBC planning to transfer land to Canada...and without considering the Metis people
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  • What is a land surveyor?
    A person who divides up the land into separate pieces of property.
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  • What interaction did Riel have with these land surveyors?
    He kicked them off of his cousin's farm.
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  • What is a provisional government?
    A temporary government formed when no other authority can establish legitimate control
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  • Who are the Metis people?
    People of both French-European and First Nations background.
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  • Who was Louis Riel?
    Man who emerged as the leader of the Metis people in the Red River (Manitoba)
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  • Why was Riel seen as hero?
    Fought for the Metis peoples' rights
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  • Why was Riel seen as a traitor?
    He was fighting for the rights of the Metis people by opposing and fighting the Canadian government.
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  • What is the name of one of the two conflicts involving the Metis people at this time?
    The Red River Resistance, the second Metis uprising, The Red River Rebellion
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  • What day did Canada become a country?
    July 1, 1867
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  • Which provinces were the first to join a united Canada in 1867?
    The Province of Canada (Ontario/Quebec), Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
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  • Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?
    John A, MacDonald
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  • Joseph Howe was a passionate leader for which province?
    Nova Scotia
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  • The first Conference to discuss Confederation was held in what city?
    Charlottetown (The Charlottetown Conference)
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