3.19 Challenge in the West

#1. Who founded Calgary?

Sir John A. Macdonald established it as Fort Calgary

Major General Sir Sam Steele established it as Fort Calgary

The NWMP established it as Fort Calgary

The RCMP established it as Fort Calgary

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

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Gabriel Dumont

Sir John A. Macdonald

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

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir John A. Macdonald

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Louis Riel

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

Saskatchewan police force

Manitoba police force

Canada’s national police force

Métis police force

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

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

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

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

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

#6. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

Calgary

Regina

Ontario

Quebec

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

Sir John A. Macdonald

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Louis Riel

#8. 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

#9. What does RCMP stand for?

Royal Canadian Mince Pie

Royal Charter of Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Municipal Police

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

Quebec

The United States

Regina

Saskatchewan

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

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Louis Riel

Sir John A. Macdonald

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

The Mounties

The Troopers

The Police

The Hawks

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

True

False

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

1861

1867

1865

1869

#15. 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

1870

1856

1850

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

1873

1861

1863

1871

#17. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

The Royal Mounted Police (RMP)

The North East Mounted Police (NEMP)

The North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

The Federal Mounted Police (FMP)

#18. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

A minister

A lawyer and politician

A Mounted Policemen and a great frontier hero

A Métis hero

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

1885

1865

1875

1867

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

Hudson’s Bay Company

The US

The Métis of the Red River

The French

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

Established Manitoba as a new Province

Established North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

Executed Louis Riel

Established Saskatchewan as a new Province

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

The Mounted Police

The Royals

The Royal Police

The Mounties

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

Quebec

The United States

Calgary

Regina

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

Louis Riel

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

#25. 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 Garry

Fort Regina

Fort MacLeod

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

Select all that apply:

To assist in negotiations with the Indians

To create a police training academy for Canada

To pacify the west after the second Métis uprising

To create a special police force of the Métis

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

Four

Three

Two

One

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

He was exiled to the US

He was tried and executed for high treason

He was jailed for life

He was granted clemency

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

True

False

Results

#1. Who founded Calgary?

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

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

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

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

#6. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

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

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

#9. What does RCMP stand for?

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

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

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

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

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

#15. 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?

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

#17. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

#18. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#25. 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?

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

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

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

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