3.19 Challenge in the West

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

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Gabriel Dumont

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

The Métis of the Red River

Hudson’s Bay Company

The French

The US

#3. What does RCMP stand for?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mince Pie

Royal Canadian Municipal Police

Royal Charter of Mounted Police

#4. 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 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 forcibly moved to the Northwest region by the Dominion of Canada

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

#5. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

A lawyer and politician

A Mounted Policemen and a great frontier hero

A Métis hero

A minister

#6. 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)

Established Manitoba as a new Province

Executed Louis Riel

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

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

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

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

#9. 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?

1856

1850

1876

1870

#10. 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 granted clemency

He was jailed for life

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

1867

1865

1861

1869

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

1875

1865

1867

1885

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

Métis police force

Canada’s national police force

Manitoba police force

Saskatchewan police force

#14. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

Quebec

Calgary

Ontario

Regina

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

Regina

Calgary

Quebec

The United States

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

Louis Riel

Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Major General Sir Sam Steele

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

True

False

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

Three

One

Four

Two

#19. 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 Calgary

Fort Regina

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

250 years

200 years

150 years

100 years

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

1871

1873

1863

1861

#22. Who founded Calgary?

The NWMP established it as Fort Calgary

The RCMP established it as Fort Calgary

Sir John A. Macdonald established it as Fort Calgary

Major General Sir Sam Steele established it as Fort Calgary

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

Saskatchewan

Regina

The United States

Quebec

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

The Royal Police

The Royals

The Mounties

The Mounted Police

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

True

False

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

Louis Riel

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir John A. Macdonald

Major General Sir Sam Steele

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

The Mounties

The Troopers

The Hawks

The Police

#28. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

The Royal Mounted Police (RMP)

The North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

The North East Mounted Police (NEMP)

The Federal Mounted Police (FMP)

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

Select all that apply:

To create a special police force of the Métis

To assist in negotiations with the Indians

To create a police training academy for Canada

To pacify the west after the second Métis uprising

Results

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

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

#3. What does RCMP stand for?

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

#5. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

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

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

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

#9. 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?

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

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

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

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

#14. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

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

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

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

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

#19. 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?

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

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

#22. Who founded Calgary?

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

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

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

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

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

#28. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

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