3.19 Challenge in the West

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

False

True

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

Four

Two

One

Three

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

Established Manitoba as a new Province

Executed Louis Riel

Established North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

Established Saskatchewan as a new Province

#4. 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

1850

1856

#5. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

The Royal Mounted Police (RMP)

The Federal Mounted Police (FMP)

The North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

The North East Mounted Police (NEMP)

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

Select all that apply:

To create a police training academy for Canada

To create a special police force of the Métis

To assist in negotiations with the Indians

To pacify the west after the second Métis uprising

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

1867

1865

1869

1861

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

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

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

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

Calgary

Regina

Quebec

The United States

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

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

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

Hudson’s Bay Company

The French

The Métis of the Red River

The US

#12. What does RCMP stand for?

Royal Charter of Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mince Pie

Royal Canadian Municipal Police

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

Regina

Saskatchewan

Quebec

The United States

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

Louis Riel

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

#15. 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

#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 Garry

Fort MacLeod

Fort Regina

Fort Calgary

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

The Royals

The Mounties

The Royal Police

The Mounted Police

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

1875

1865

1885

1867

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

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

#20. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

A Métis hero

A Mounted Policemen and a great frontier hero

A minister

A lawyer and politician

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

1873

1863

1871

1861

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

Louis Riel

Sir John A. Macdonald

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

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

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Gabriel Dumont

Sir John A. Macdonald

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

The Police

The Hawks

The Troopers

The Mounties

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

150 years

200 years

250 years

100 years

#26. Who founded Calgary?

Sir John A. Macdonald established it as Fort Calgary

The RCMP established it as Fort Calgary

Major General Sir Sam Steele established it as Fort Calgary

The NWMP established it as Fort Calgary

#27. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

Regina

Quebec

Calgary

Ontario

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

Métis police force

Manitoba police force

Canada’s national police force

Saskatchewan police force

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

True

False

Results

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

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

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

#4. 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?

#5. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#12. What does RCMP stand for?

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

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

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

#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 are the RCMP famously referred to as?

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

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

#20. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

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

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

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

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

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

#26. Who founded Calgary?

#27. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

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

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