WorksheetsLouis Riel and The Riel Resistances
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Who was Louis Riel?
An Metis leader and politician
An Iroquois leader and politician
A Canadian Prime minister and politician
What was Riel's ethnicity?
Scottish
French
Irish
Metis
Louis Riel agreed with the Canadian government's interference with the Metis Peoples
True
False
Riel played a key role in the formation of what province?
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Alberta
The first Resistance movement Riel led was the (a) in 1869-1870
What was the main goal of Riel's first rebellion against the Canadian Government?
Land Rights for Metis
Establishment of a railway
English language suppression
Fur Trade regulation
What did Riel organize to defend the Metis cause?
A government
A military force
A legal team
A protest rally
Who was Thomas Scott and what was he to Louis Riel (Family member? Friend? Ally? Enemy?)
Who did Louis Riel execute during the Red River Resistance?
Wilfred Laurier
Gabriel Dumont
Charles Tupper
Thomas Scott
Riel helped to establish Manitoba as a province of Canada
True
False
What was the outcome of Riel's trial for high treason against the Crown after the Red River Resistance?
He escaped to the US, but was exiled from Canada
He was aquitted, but fined heavily
He was imprisoned
He was fined heavily and then exiled from Canada
Louis Riel suffered from mental breakdowns
True
False
Riel lived in Quebec
True
Flase
What was Canada's reaction to Riel re-entry into Canadian politics?
support
outrage
indifference
caution
Who was the other historical figure Riel worked with to unite the Metis people?
Wilfred Laurier
Gabriel Dumont
Tecumseh
Riel suffered a mental breakdown and was secretly signed into a Quebec asylum
True
False
What did Riel believe he was chosen to do by God?
Lead the Metis People
Make peace with the Canadian government
Become Prime Minister of Canada
Assassinate Canada's and Britain's Monarch
What was the name of Riel's second rebellion in 1885?
What was the goal of Riel's second Rebellion?
For Canada to hand over its Western provinces to the Metis
To establish a Metis state
Reinstatement of the bison hunt
To create opposition to government policies
Riel's second rebellion was successful
True
False
Riel was exiled after his second rebellion
True
False
What was Riel's fate after the second rebellion?
Where did Riel stand trial for his crime of high treason?
Riel tried to plead insansity to get out of his sentence
True
False
Which province fiercely opposed Riel's fate?
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Alberta
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