The Metis And Red River

Who was Lord Selkirk?

• A Scottish person who founded Red River in 1812

• A Scottish person who founded Canada

• The first administrator of the district of Assiniboia from 1821 to 1870

• A competitor of fur trade companies

• A father of confederation

Where were the settlers that emigrated to Red River from? And when did they settle? (Select all that apply)

• 1812 - 1815

• Scotland & Ireland

• Scotland & Northern Ireland

• America

• 1800 - 1812

What route did settlers use to get to the Red River settlement?

• Crossed the Atlantic Ocean and sailed down the Hudson’s Bay. Then they travelled by canoe down to Lake Winnipeg and then to Red River

• Crossed the Atlantic ocean and sailed to the York factory then to Red River.

• They went through the Hudsons Bay company and then to the York Factory, then to Red River.

• Crossed the Pacific ocean, and sailed down the Hudsons Bay. Then they travelled by canoe down to lake Winnipeg and then to Red River.

What transportation did they use at the Red River settlement?

• Carioles, Red River carts, York Boats, horses, Canoes.

• Carioles, Red River carts, York boats, horses.

• Red River carts, York boats, canoes, horses.

• Carioles, Red River carts, boats, carioles.

What difficulties were faced travelling to the Red River settlement?

• Lack of supplies, Bad weather, difficult portaging, hostility from NWC, diseases.

• Scarcity, Bad weather, hostility from NWC, diseases.

• Scarcity, Bad weather, diseases, difficult portaging.

• Scarcity, Bad weather, diseases, hostility from HBC, difficult portaging.

What advantages did settlers have travelling together? (Select best answer)

• Entertainment, safety in numbers, more people to collect food, more helping hands.

• Safety in numbers from NWC, HBC & Metis.

• Helping hands, safety in numbers, stronger.

• More people to collect food, more helping hands.

Why was the Red River settlement in Southern Manitoba Along the Assiniboia river? What were the advantages? (Two apply)

• Good water source, easy to transport goods, open land, close to HBC.

• Good water source, easy to transport goods, open land.

• Availability of land, Close to HBC, transportation, source of water.

• Transportation, source of water, land for farming, rich in resources, good trading spot, bison, fish.

Why did settlers come to Red River? (Select best answer)

• Lost jobs and had opportunities for work and guaranteed land here.

• Scottland and Northern Ireland were in a mess.

• Promised lands for farming and had the fur trade in British North America.

• People in Scottland and Ireland lost their jobs and were being driven from their homes.

What were the disadvantages did the settlement pose for travellers?

• Harsh conditions, hostility between the HBC & the NWC, grasshoppers eating crops, isolated. 

• Transportation, source of water, land for farming, rich in resources, source of furs, on an established trade route, bison, fishing, near the HBC for support. 

• A better life, availability of land, having a job in the fur trade, opportunity to make money. 

• Lack of supplies, bad weather, portaging was difficult, hostility from the NWC, and Diseases. 

Why was this settlement so successful? (Select all that apply)

• A lot of settlers were going there

• Fur trade with the HBC/boosting fur trading companies

• First Nations taught them how to cope with winters

• A lot of Metis lived there

• The settlement had access to all of Canada's food supplies