Red River Colony

town of St. Boniface in the red river settlement. Riel grew up with a Francophone catholic society, but he classified as a francophone Metis. In the early life of Louis Riel, he was sent off to study at the College de Montreal. 1868 was the year he returned to his hometown. Louis Riel’s name is still greatly remembered to this day. Louis Riel was definitely a hero. All he wanted was equality for his people (Francophone Metis.) Because of this, Riel lead the Red River Rebellion. Soon, Riel also lead

However, the Metis had never been consulted by either Hudson’s Bay Company or the Canadian government during the period of negotiations. The Canadian government ignored the resentment from the Metis by sending surveyors to the Red River Valley. The Surveyors treated the Metis quite badly, even caused physical abuses. The Metis needed someone who understood the Canadian law and willing to help them in defending their rights. They chose Louis Riel as their leader. When Riel knew how

Louis Riel was a national hero, especially to the Métis of Canada. He defended his people, the Métis, and their rights by creating Le Comité National des Métis and the provisional government at Fort Garry. He showed the Canadian government that he is not a joke with the execution of Thomas Scott. He contributed to the creation and government placed in Manitoba with the Manitoba Act. And he also left, coming back with a new view and to attempt a peaceful negotiation. Louis Riel went against the Prime

from what the Canadian Government did 15 years later to Riel? They cheated him of his right to a mixed jury (French, Métis, and English), and moved his trial to a place where the jury would be biased in their favour. After being captured during the red river rebellion, Thomas Scott had been threatening to kill Riel if he ever got out. People claimed that Riel was normally level headed and made calm decisions, but when he received these threats from Thomas Scott it made him “angry”. Riel was most likely

Open protest, conflicting interests, lives changed forever. This is a rebellion. You’re willing to fight the authorities to be heard. Armed rebellion is only justifiable if nothing else works. The Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada, Red River Rebellion, and Northwest Rebellion are all part of Canadian history. They show us that people can go against the government which usually results in a large loss of life, but more importantly change. The Rebellion of Upper and Lower Canada mainly occurred

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

After failing in becoming a priest, Louis Riel lived with his Uncle John Lee at Mile-End and then eventually lived a village north of Montreal. During this belief period Louis Riel had gotten a job as a law clerk in Montreal in order to help his mother to pay off father debts. Many scholars and biographers of Louis Riel have often under look the importance of his law clerk job in Montreal after leaving College de Montreal. However, upon further investigation of the office of where Louis Riel worked

Riel's life, accomplishments, and failures, while also exploring the controversial question of whether Louis was a villain or a hero, but who says he couldn't be both. Louis Riel was born on the twenty second of October on 1844 in Saint Boniface, Red River

Spanish Foreign Minister Luis de Onis and Gonzalez Vara. The United States has long tried to purchase from Spain the Florida but only in 1818 in the Spanish colonies there is a situation that the Spanish government has decided to consider the possibility. Spanish metropolis was exhausted by the war in the Peninsula and in the American colonies of Spain the revolution began. The Spanish

Lord Selkirk was a man who naturally just wanted to help people, and the Scottish farmers we're men who needed to be helped. Lord Selkirk's dream was to have a colony in the red river district of the Scottish farmers to have it be successful. His dream, although difficult to achieve at first, would be a reality. Thomas Douglas, the fifth earl of Selkirk, also known as Lord Selkirk was known for being a philanthropist or helping hand to many people. His father was known as a very good man and Thomas