3.19 Challenge in the West

#1. Who founded Calgary?

The RCMP established it as Fort Calgary

Major General Sir Sam Steele established it as Fort Calgary

Sir John A. Macdonald established it as Fort Calgary

The NWMP established it as Fort Calgary

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

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Gabriel Dumont

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

Regina

Calgary

Quebec

The United States

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

The Hawks

The Troopers

The Police

The Mounties

#5. 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 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

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

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

Saskatchewan police force

Canada’s national police force

Métis police force

Manitoba police force

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

1875

1867

1885

1865

#8. What does RCMP stand for?

Royal Canadian Mince Pie

Royal Charter of Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Municipal Police

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

False

True

#10. 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 MacLeod

Fort Garry

Fort Regina

Fort Calgary

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

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Louis Riel

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

Established North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

Executed Louis Riel

Established Saskatchewan as a new Province

Established Manitoba as a new Province

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

1869

1861

1867

1865

#14. 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

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

Four

Three

One

Two

#16. 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?

1870

1856

1850

1876

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

The United States

Regina

Quebec

Saskatchewan

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

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir John A. Macdonald

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Louis Riel

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

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Louis Riel

Sir John A. Macdonald

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

He was jailed for life

He was tried and executed for high treason

He was exiled to the US

He was granted clemency

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

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir John A. Macdonald

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

1863

1873

1871

1861

#23. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

A Métis hero

A minister

A lawyer and politician

A Mounted Policemen and a great frontier hero

#24. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

The Royal Mounted Police (RMP)

The North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

The Federal Mounted Police (FMP)

The North East Mounted Police (NEMP)

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

True

False

#26. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

Regina

Ontario

Calgary

Quebec

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

100 years

150 years

250 years

200 years

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

The US

The Métis of the Red River

The French

Hudson’s Bay Company

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

The Royals

The Royal Police

The Mounted Police

The Mounties

Results

#1. Who founded Calgary?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#8. What does RCMP stand for?

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

#10. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

#16. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#23. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

#24. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

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

#26. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

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

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

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