The Indian Act and the Battle of Batoche

What was the main purpose of the treaties signed by the First Nations People and the British?

• To establish new schools

• To open Northern Ontario lands for settlement and other purposes

• To create new provinces

• To build railways

What were the Indigenous tribes required to do under Treaty law?

• Build new towns

• Cede, release, surrender, and yield up their rights to lands

• Establish new trade routes

• Form new governments

What disadvantage did the First Nations face due to language barriers?

What was one of the effects of the powers given by the Indian Act?

• Increased Indigenous freedoms

• Restricted Indigenous freedoms

• Elimination of taxes for Indigenous people

• Creation of new Indigenous territories

What did the Indian Act make illegal for First Nations peoples?

• Voting in national elections

• Practicing religious ceremonies and various cultural gatherings

• Owning businesses

• Traveling without permission

What was the primary purpose of the Dominion Lands Act?

How much could land be purchased for under the Act?

• $5

• $10

• $15

• $20

What was offered to Métis families by the federal government after 1885 in exchange for their land?

• Gold

• Scrip

• Livestock

• Machinery

In what two forms could scrip be issued?

• As land scrip and as food scrip

• As money scrip and as livestock scrip

• As land scrip and as money scrip

• As machinery scrip and as gold scrip

What was one consequence of the scrip system for many Métis?