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WorksheetsRed River Rebellion
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was put in charge of surveying the land for the Canadian government?
a)
William McDougall
b)
Andre Nault
c)
Louis Riel
d)
John Shultz
2.
Who initiated the attempt to stop the surveyors from trespassing on his farm?
a)
Andre Nault
b)
Louis Riel
c)
Ambroise Lepine
d)
John Shultz
3.
Which group made up the majority of Manitoba’s land owning population in 1870?
a)
Metis
b)
Country-born
c)
Europeans
d)
First Nations
4.
Who said “you go no further?”
a)
Andre Nault
b)
Louis Riel
c)
John A. Macdonald
d)
Thomas Scott
5.
What did Louis Riel do after he heard that Macdonald was sending an army to arrest him?
a)
He executed Thomas Scott
b)
He fled to the United States
c)
He raised an army to fight back
d)
He orchestrated a peaceful protest
6.
What date did the Manitoba act take effect, making Manitoba an official province?
a)
July 15th, 1870
b)
July 1st, 1867
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
December 1st, 1869
7.
Who was the first president of the National Metis Committee?
a)
John Bruce
b)
Louis Riel
c)
William McDougall
d)
None of the Above
8.
Where did Louis Riel flee to once he figured out John A. Macdonald was sending troops for him?
a)
Montana
b)
North Dakota
c)
Minnesota
9.
What was the name of the group that was initially assembled to negotiate with Canada?
a)
Convention of Forty
b)
The Orangemen
c)
The Canadian Party
d)
One Direction
10.
In what year did John Shultz lead a group of English speaking newcomers from Ontario to settle in Red River?
a)
1860
b)
1873
c)
1869
d)
1888
11.
When did the Dominion of Canada officially take control over Rupert's Land?
a)
December 1st, 1869
b)
December 31st, 1867
c)
November 1st, 1870
d)
July 1st, 1867
12.
Which Canadian member of government ordered a pause in the surveying and taking over of Rupert's Land by the Dominion of Canada?
a)
John A. Macdonald
b)
William McDougall
c)
Thomas Scott
d)
Louis Riel
13.
What population of Canada did John A. Macdonald upset by ordering the arrest of Louis Riel?
a)
French Catholics
b)
English Protestants
c)
The Orangemen
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