Trivia Facts And Questions Quiz On "the Northwest To 1870"
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- 1.Which one of these is NOT an influencing factor to why the HBC had decided to sell Ruperts land to the new Dominion of Canada?
- A.
Hudson Company believed it was vital for them to sell it to Canada, to avoid annexation by the Americans.
- B.
The Fur trading business was going through an economic bust. Saw little success over the recent years.
- C.
Britain and the new Dominion allowed for retain some of its most successful trading posts and one-twentieth of the farmland region.
- 2.What was one significant reason for Canada expanding west in Ruperts Land?
- A.
To avoid conflict with the Aboriginals, Metis, and the Americans
- B.
Fertile soil and other resources such like gold in the Northwest
- C.
America and Britain forced the HBC
- 3.How much did Canada end up paying for Rupert's Land?
- A.
500000 pounds
- B.
1000000 pounds
- C.
300000 pounds
- 4.From who and why were the Metis angry at? What had they done?
- A.
British land surveyors and speculators for dividing their farmland in the English Grid system
- B.
From the Americans for their attempt to annex Manitoba
- C.
John A.MacDonald and his disaproval to grant them their own colony
- 5.Who was the main leader of the Metis in the Red Rebellion and who/what did he used to assist him during the rebellion?
- A.
Louis Riel and Crowfoot
- B.
William McDougall and the Royal forces
- C.
Louis Riel and the Provisional government
- 6.Who was killed by the provisional government, and was later treated as a martyrdom by the British Canadians and the government in Ottawa?
- A.
John Christian Schultz
- B.
Thomas Scott
- C.
Alexander Mackenzie
- 7.Before the provisional government was formed by louis Riel and the Meitis, what sort of organization was formed during the early stages of the Red River Rebellion?
- A.
The Metis Resistance union
- B.
The Metis National Assembly
- C.
The Metis National Committee
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