Red River Rebellion

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/red-river-rebellion

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Métis: An Indigenous people of Canada, with mixed First Nations and French Canadian ancestry, who played a central role in the Red River Rebellion.
Provisional Government: A temporary governing body established by Louis Riel and his followers to assert Métis rights and negotiate with Canada.
Manitoba Act, 1870: Federal legislation that created the province of Manitoba and enshrined certain rights for its inhabitants, particularly the Métis.
Rupert's Land: Vast territory in North America historically controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company, purchased by Canada in 1869.