The Northwest To 1870

$800,000

1.5 million

2.3 million

Quebec Act

Indian Act

Pemmican Act

He lead the Metis rebellion

He was a mighty buffalo hunter and husband

He lead William McDougal's men into war

To give the Metis their own land to live on and govern by themselves

To give to the Cree so that they have their own land to hunt on

To conserve the natural buffalo resources of the praries

To fill in the giant land gap

To help settle the west

To give the natives some rightful ownership of land

That the people have the right to elect their own legislature

The judges speak french and english

That all sheriffs, magistrates, constables, school comisioners, and so on be appointed by the governer

William Mcdougal

Louis Riel

John Scott

He was the most belligerent member of the Canadian party

He killed 20 Metis in a skirmish near the village of Blyth

He was Riel's first assistant

He was elected to parliment in Ottawa

He was executed by the Metis

He was exiled to the US for treason

Because they had nothing better to do

To preserve Europeans way of life in a Canada that was very different than Europe

To preserve the Metis traditions and rights while the region was taken over by Canada