Red River Rebellion Research Paper

To begin with, in 1869, The Government of Canada, Great Britain, and the Hudson's Bay Company sign an agreement whereby Rupert's land is sold to the Dominion of Canada. Métis, Indians, and settlers are not consulted. And this event affects at least 10,000 Metis and other people who already living in Rupert’s land.

The video that I watched was about Shay’s Rebellion that happened on January 25 1787.Washinton reigned on November 2, 1783. That same year he rode to New Jersey to sign the Peace Treaty. During the 1780’s was when the American Revolution ended and was when the most critical period happened. Thousands of people died, a lot of farmers lost their crops.

Louis Riel, a well educated lawyer and a persuasive orator, was granted the role of leader within the Metis at the age of 24. As the leader of his people, he immediately responded to the actions of the land surveyors, speculators, and the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC)- who had sold Rupert’s Land and the North-Western Territories with no consideration of the interests or opinions of the people settled there. These actions forced Riel to form a coalition and seize Fort Garry, beginning the Red River Rebellion. During this rebellion, Riel accomplished two feats, with the support of the Metis and provisional government, that speak of his civilized and educated image. These two feats were the Metis List of Rights and the Proposal for the Creation

when the Manitoba act of 1870 made the new province Manitoba within the dominion of Canada, it was mostly a metis province. but the metis were given no land and very small political control. this book follows the metis in there battle for political power as its own people with our Canadian federation.

Constant agreements started to happen between the provisional government and the Canadian government, but the provisional government wanted Manitoba to become a province. They wanted this to happen because provinces are not under the rule of another, whereas territories, they fall under the obligations of the Canadian government. The Canadian government issued the Manitoba Act on May 12, 1870. Macdonald, the prime minister at the time, came to an understanding to allow equal to the Metis and French along with the English Protestants in Red River. Since the Manitoba act was established, it opened many opportunities especially the one that lead to making Manitoba a province. The “North-Western Territories” were the new names for Rupert’s land

In the decades before the Civil War, there was a growing anti-immigration atmosphere in response to the population boom brought on by European immigrants. There was a fear that these new immigrants were either immoral, ‘not good enough’ due to race or religion, corrupt, or stealing jobs from the hard-working ‘native’ Americans. A new political party, members called ‘Know Nothings,” was formed, in an effort to regain control of the population. Some methods they wanted to use were requiring the ability to read and write in English in order to vote, banning certain types of people from holding political office, and making the process of becoming an American citizen more difficult. This party had some mild success in the Northeast, particularly in Massachusetts, but they fell out of favor and vanished shortly before the Civil War.

After the creation of Manitoba was the métis were treated in terrible and cruel ways. Canada was viewed as taking advantage of the métis. After the creation of Manitoba the Europeans believed they were superior to the Metis and many laws were made to just benefit themselves. The métis had tried to obtain scrips which were basically a piece of paper that could be used to certify possession of land or be exchanged for money. The land scrips would allow the Metis to either claim 160 acres of land or sell it for $160. You could also get money scrips that were either $160 or $240. The problem with scrips is that they were frequently stolen which caused major problems for the métis as there weren't any names attached to it which meant it was useable to anyone. At

The group discussed about how each battle had significance to and changed the way Canada is. We talked about how Canada and the people living here would have changed such as the the way we would have spoken, some religions and some cultural practices. We talked about if Pierre felt emotions for his friend Isidore being killed, even though he said “It’s war, Luc! Some must die” (p.72) when Luc questions “But your friend, Isidore, dead” (p.72)? If you think he felt emotions, which ones and why? We also discussed how each side of the battle would have felt with the decisions they made. The group discussion also involved talking about the Northwest Rebellion and how it related to the battles that took place between the Metis and the Canadian troops.

Richards, Leonard L (2002). Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-1870-1. OCLC 56029217

The American Revolution changed the american society through social, political, and economic effects from the time period of 1775 to 1800.

In 1786, debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts organized an insurrection, now known as Shays’ Rebellion, against the state government. These farmers were struck by the economic depression that followed the American Revolution and they petitioned the state senate to issue paper money and to halt foreclosure of mortgages on their property. When the state senate failed to pass reforms, armed insurgents under the leadership of Daniel Shays and others, began forcibly to prevent the county courts from sitting to make judgments for debt. The ineffectiveness of the state government in ending the Rebellion was obvious and many Americans realized that the Articles of Confederation had to be revised. The Articles gave Congress virtually

One of the most contentious issues in Canada's history is that of the Metis. Some people feel this unique group of people does not deserve any sort of recognition, whereas others believe their unique history and culture is something to be recognized and cherished. The history of the Metis people is filled with struggle; not only struggles against other powers, but also a struggle for self-identification. Despite strong opposition, the Metis people of Canada have matured as a political force and have taken great strides towards being recognized as a unique people.

One of the most contentious issues in Canada’s history is that of the Metis. Some people feel this unique group of people does not deserve any sort of recognition, whereas others believe their unique history and culture is something to be recognized and cherished. The history of the Metis people is filled with struggle; not only struggles against other powers, but also a struggle for self-identification. Despite strong opposition, the Metis people of Canada have matured as a political force and have taken great strides towards being recognized as a unique people.

"We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on." (Louis Riel, 1884). Louis Riel, a man of great nature and abiding love for his western Métis heritage, is proven to be one of the most revolutionary men looked upon in the chronicles of the Dominion of Canada. In spite of this, he remains as one of the most controversial and cryptic figures throughout the course of Canadian history. A period of revolution lasting from the 1870’s to the late 1880’s was condemned with constant revolts justified as an intervening year for those involved. Louis Riel is regarded as a hero by preserving the civil liberties and identities of the Métis and leading two

The Portuguese were the first group of Europeans to enter Indian shores under Vasco da Gama in 1498. Goa, Bombay, Daman and Diu were set up as trading posts in India by the Portuguese. Goa remained a base until 1961, when it was seized by the Republic of India. The Portuguese were followed by the Dutch, who set up their main base in Ceylon, present day Sri Lanka; the British with their base in Surat and the French. Colonisation in India occurred due to the internal conflicts within the various ruling dynasties of India. European traders established political influence and acquired vast proportions of land, eventually controlling coastal regions of south and east India. All such territories under the traders were eventually lost to the British