Social Studies Rebellion Essay

The North-West rebellion was caused due to a series of actions made by both the government and Aboriginals in the west. First of all, as the government continued to be unresponsive towards the needs of the Métis and Cree tribes, frustrations grew in the west. The main frustration dealt by the Métis was the fact that the government continuously ignored land claims. They had petitioned for many years, in order to officially claim their piece of land. The Cree tribes faced another issue, which was the extinction of buffalo.

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

One of the most important facets of any revolution is violence. This is often a response to the heightened repression or other intolerable demands from the government against its people. The American Revolution is no exception. Following the Seven Years War, England need to recover some of their finances which were lost due to the war.

In 1849, Lord Elgin arrived in Canada and signed the Rebellion Losses Bill to finally institute Responsible Government (Saul, 7). Shortly after, Lord Elgin, LaFontaine, and Baldwin were forcefully attacked in the streets by mobs and the parliament buildings in Montreal were burned to the ground in protest (“Canada”). It was under such circumstances that LaFontaine and Baldwin fought and won a decade-long battle. It was a purely political battle: they rejected violence as unnecessary and self-defeating. LaFontaine and Baldwin contributed to the Canadian tradition of peaceful evolution rather than violent revolution. In fact, Canada was the first country to achieve responsible government without a single drop of blood

Throughout history, social conflict has caused many laws, wars, and revolutions. The American Revolution was no exception. Even so, this historical event was also a result of political issues. Both the British and the American colonists were at fault, for Britain created laws that the colonists overreacted to. Regardless of this, the real problem was the colonists’ lack of representation in Government. Although social tension provoked the American Revolution; the primary cause of social conflict was political aspects.

Although the actions Louis Riel took during time his time leading the Metis may be controversial, the reason behind them are understandable. The Metis had been living off a small section of land for decades because neither the French nor the First Nations would fully accept them. When Canada bought Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s Bay Company without consulting the Metis, who were living on part of it, this felt like an immediate threat. Then Canada sent out land surveyors to measure the land consequently ignoring the traditional strip lot land. When looking at the true motives behind Louis Riel leading the rebellions he would appear to be a hero. He was trying to gain the attention of the Canadian government because the Metis were being disregarded,

“While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be” (McPherson). Four years of American bloodshed on American soil for a wide-range of reasons. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This was a result of location and personal opinions. Peace could not continue in a country filled with disagreements that affected the common American. Many believe that The American Civil War was fought only over slavery, when in fact there were a number of other reasons for why this war was fought.

The Metis were trying to protect their land and rights, but the government was trying to take both away. Today, the Metis are recognized as their own culture and have been given the right to hunt and fish without licenses. Alberta in 2007, decided that this right

The Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada all began from the way their province was being ruled by the British. The Lower Canada rebels wanted the farming industry of the French Population to be more noticeable and less about business interest. Moreover, the reality is that the British are trying to take away the French culture and language in lower Canada. The French rebels believe that the “Château Clique” should not be controlled by the British. The leader of the Rebellions in the Lower Canada was Louis Joseph Papineau. His main goal was he wanted to monitor the revenues because at the time he gathers that the money was not spent correctly. The Rebellions wrote a political demands list, and the list got rejected by London, farmers in Lower

The road to independence was a struggle for the American colonists. It marked not only the end of a tyrannical rule by King George, but also the creation of a world power. This voyage to democracy began in Boston, Massachusetts in 1770, after Captain Thomas Preston was accused of commanding his troops to fire on a mob of rioting civilians led by the rebel group the Sons of Liberty. This event, known as the Boston Massacre started one of the greatest uprisings in history. Preston sought out John Adams as his lawyer. Revolutionaries like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and General Thomas Gage all possessed certain qualities that paved the way for what American independence. At first, the disorganized colonies lead

Much like it’s cinematic contemporaries Rebel without a Cause is a product of postwar American society. The depiction of Jim Stark’s attempts to deal with the world around him provide a narrative rich with examples of both the relative economic prosperity and generational conflicts that came to characterize this period in American history, and while facts of life such as these are utilized by the filmmakers to a large extent they are not the film’s principal themes. Rather than prioritizing these aspects of American life, the focus of the film is shifted to examining the often overlooked issues of the era and the reactions that they had elicited from those who lived through them. In particular those of traditional gender roles, peer pressure,

The movie Rebel without a Cause presents the social issue that both teenagers and their parents in the time struggle for locating themselves into the right and appropriate social identities, yet they also have the difficulty of facing this issue. For the adults, they tend to dodge the fact that they should undertake the responsibilities of guiding their children during the awkward and confusing period of growing into adults. On the other hand, the adolescences often behave radically and dangerously in order to fight their places in the society and caught up parents' attentions. The film illustrates the conflicts on genders ideologies by presenting the constant argues between Jim's parents and even his grandmother. Additionally, the film questions about the correctness of the role model from the teenagers' perspectives.

Canada wanted to expanded to the west area called Rupert’s Land. There were 70000 people and about 60000 of them were First Nations. The others were British colonists, people who worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company, and Metis. Metis were the descendants of parents who were either British or French and First Nations. Rupert’s Land became a part of Canada’s North-West Territories. The French Roman Catholic Metis were afraid that the British settlers would threaten their language, religion, and the way of life. Louis Riel who was the French Metis organized the Metis in Red River and formed a government. They wanted the Canadian government to keep their language and religion, and allowed them to own their and farm. Canadian government did not agree

ever, helped him to mould his future. Allowing the acted upon, to become the actor. His agendas also helped to pave the way for discussions and actions that benefited the minorities of Canada. The individual agendas of Louis Riel where ones that ranged greatly in ambition. Stretching from seemingly minor or common goals such as self improvement to the grandiose and peculiar goals of becoming a new world prophet and setting up a new world Vatican in western Canada to foster Métis peoples and minorities (Riel 93) . Some of the most prominent and acted upon goals by Louis Riel however where the ones he envisioned of equal, fair, and respectful treatment of Métis and First Nations people across the nation of Canada by the federal government itself. From the time Louis Riel emerged as a leader during the Red River Rebellion, Louis had many particular goals in mind, all supporting the agenda of fair treatment for the Métis by the government. As the Rebellion was being resolved by the Treaty of Manitoba, Louis Riel had many demands of the Angelo Canadian government (Francis 40). Louis first and foremost demanded that Manitoba be confederated as a province, allowing the Métis to have more say in the election of their own delegates and to be able to govern themselves, preserving their way of life and there tight cultural ties. Louis Riel also demanded that the government and schools in Manitoba would be Bi-Lingual, Preserving the Franco Canadian influence against the majority

          Rebel Without A Cause is a movie about three troubled, identity-seeking teenagers alienated from the world of their parents (Jim Stark, Judy, and Plato). Each of the movie’s main characters is searching for understanding, companionship, and a sense of belonging, much like most of the teenagers today. Even thought the movie is dated, it depicts the main problems and concerns that teens currently face. This film offers no answers. It merely presents the problems and the viewer is left to ponder how they'll turn out. I could identify with this movie on many levels. And I think that much of the young audiences out there could as well.