3.19 Challenge in the West

#1. When did Ottawa send soldiers to retake Fort Garry from the Metis during the first armed uprising against the westward expansion of the Dominion of Canada?

1876

1856

1850

1870

#2. The RCMP is also frequently referred to as:

The Mounties

The Troopers

The Police

The Hawks

#3. What happened to Louis Riel after the second Métis rebellion against westward expansion of Dominion of Canada?

He was tried and executed for high treason

He was exiled to the US

He was granted clemency

He was jailed for life

#4. The Mounties were the source of some of Canada’s most colourful heroes, such as Major General Sir Sam Steele.

False

True

#5. For how many years prior to the Confederation did the Hudson’s Bay Company control vast regions of Western Canada?

150 years

200 years

100 years

250 years

#6. Who led the armed Métis uprising against the Dominion of Canada during its expansion into the northwest region?

Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

#7. Who did Canada take the vast Northwest region from after the formation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867??

The US

The French

The Métis of the Red River

Hudson’s Bay Company

#8. How many rebellions did Louis Riel lead against the westward expansion of the Dominion of Canada?

Three

Four

Two

One

#9. When was the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) established?

1863

1871

1861

1873

#10. Which Métis leader is considered a hero and a defender of Metis rights?

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir John A. Macdonald

#11. Who established the North West Mounted Police (NWMP)?

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Louis Riel

Sir John A. Macdonald

Major General Sir Sam Steele

#12. Where did the second Métis rebellion against the westward expansion of Dominion of Canada occur?

Regina

Quebec

Saskatchewan

The United States

#13. The decision to execute Louis Riel after the second Métis rebellion was strongly supported in Quebec.

True

False

#14. When did the second Métis rebellion against the westward expansion of Dominion of Canada occur?

1875

1885

1865

1867

#15. What led to the armed Métis uprising against the Dominion of Canada as it expanded into the Northwest region?

Dominion of Canada acquired the Northwest region from the Hudson’s Bay company without paying the company

The Métis of the Red River were forcibly moved to the Northwest region by the Dominion of Canada

The 12000 Métis of the Red River were not consulted before the Dominion took the Northwest region from the Hudson’s Bay company

The Métis of the Red River were not compensated adequately for the transfer of the Northwest region

#16. What fort did the Métis (led by Louis Riel) seize in the first armed Métis uprising against the westward expansion of the Dominion of Canada in 1869?

Fort Calgary

Fort Regina

Fort Garry

Fort MacLeod

#17. What does RCMP stand for?

Royal Canadian Mince Pie

Royal Canadian Municipal Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Charter of Mounted Police

#18. Where did Louis Riel flee when Ottawa retook Fort Garry in 1870?

Quebec

Calgary

Regina

The United States

#19. Why was the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) established?

Select all that apply:

To create a special police force of the Métis

To create a police training academy for Canada

To pacify the west after the second Métis uprising

To assist in negotiations with the Indians

#20. What did Ottawa do after retaking Fort Garry from the Metis in 1870?

Established Saskatchewan as a new Province

Established North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

Executed Louis Riel

Established Manitoba as a new Province

#21. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

A lawyer and politician

A Mounted Policemen and a great frontier hero

A minister

A Métis hero

#22. What is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)?

Manitoba police force

Saskatchewan police force

Canada’s national police force

Métis police force

#23. Who founded Calgary?

The RCMP established it as Fort Calgary

Sir John A. Macdonald established it as Fort Calgary

The NWMP established it as Fort Calgary

Major General Sir Sam Steele established it as Fort Calgary

#24. Who is considered the Métis’ greatest military leader.

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

Gabriel Dumont

#25. What are the RCMP famously referred to as?

The Mounties

The Royal Police

The Mounted Police

The Royals

#26. When did the Dominion of Canada acquire the Northwest region from the Hudson’s Bay Company?

1865

1867

1861

1869

#27. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

The North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

The Royal Mounted Police (RMP)

The Federal Mounted Police (FMP)

The North East Mounted Police (NEMP)

#28. Who is regarded as the father of Manitoba?

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Major General Sir Sam Steele

#29. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

Quebec

Regina

Ontario

Calgary

Results

#1. When did Ottawa send soldiers to retake Fort Garry from the Metis during the first armed uprising against the westward expansion of the Dominion of Canada?

#2. The RCMP is also frequently referred to as:

#3. What happened to Louis Riel after the second Métis rebellion against westward expansion of Dominion of Canada?

#4. The Mounties were the source of some of Canada’s most colourful heroes, such as Major General Sir Sam Steele.

#5. For how many years prior to the Confederation did the Hudson’s Bay Company control vast regions of Western Canada?

#6. Who led the armed Métis uprising against the Dominion of Canada during its expansion into the northwest region?

#7. Who did Canada take the vast Northwest region from after the formation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867??

#8. How many rebellions did Louis Riel lead against the westward expansion of the Dominion of Canada?

#9. When was the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) established?

#10. Which Métis leader is considered a hero and a defender of Metis rights?

#11. Who established the North West Mounted Police (NWMP)?

#12. Where did the second Métis rebellion against the westward expansion of Dominion of Canada occur?

#13. The decision to execute Louis Riel after the second Métis rebellion was strongly supported in Quebec.

#14. When did the second Métis rebellion against the westward expansion of Dominion of Canada occur?

#15. What led to the armed Métis uprising against the Dominion of Canada as it expanded into the Northwest region?

#16. What fort did the Métis (led by Louis Riel) seize in the first armed Métis uprising against the westward expansion of the Dominion of Canada in 1869?

#17. What does RCMP stand for?

#18. Where did Louis Riel flee when Ottawa retook Fort Garry in 1870?

#19. Why was the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) established?

#20. What did Ottawa do after retaking Fort Garry from the Metis in 1870?

#21. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

#22. What is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)?

#23. Who founded Calgary?

#24. Who is considered the Métis’ greatest military leader.

#25. What are the RCMP famously referred to as?

#26. When did the Dominion of Canada acquire the Northwest region from the Hudson’s Bay Company?

#27. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

#28. Who is regarded as the father of Manitoba?

#29. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?