3.19 Challenge in the West

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

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Major General Sir Sam Steele

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

Four

One

Two

Three

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

Saskatchewan

Regina

Quebec

The United States

#4. 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

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

100 years

250 years

150 years

200 years

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

Canada’s national police force

Manitoba police force

Métis police force

Saskatchewan police force

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

The US

Hudson’s Bay Company

The French

The Métis of the Red River

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

The Royal Police

The Mounted Police

The Mounties

The Royals

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

The Hawks

The Mounties

The Troopers

The Police

#10. Who founded Calgary?

The NWMP established it as Fort Calgary

Major General Sir Sam Steele established it as Fort Calgary

The RCMP established it as Fort Calgary

Sir John A. Macdonald established it as Fort Calgary

#11. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

A lawyer and politician

A minister

A Métis hero

A Mounted Policemen and a great frontier hero

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

1861

1869

1867

1865

#13. 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 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

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

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

The United States

Quebec

Calgary

Regina

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

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Louis Riel

Major General Sir Sam Steele

Sir John A. Macdonald

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

Executed Louis Riel

Established Manitoba as a new Province

Established North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

Established Saskatchewan as a new Province

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

Louis Riel

Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Major General Sir Sam Steele

#18. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

Ontario

Quebec

Regina

Calgary

#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 Calgary

Fort MacLeod

Fort Garry

Fort Regina

#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 exiled to the US

He was granted clemency

He was tried and executed for high treason

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

True

False

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

True

False

#23. What does RCMP stand for?

Royal Charter of Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Municipal Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mince Pie

#24. 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

1876

1850

1856

#25. 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

Sir John A. Macdonald

Louis Riel

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

Louis Riel

Gabriel Dumont

Sir John A. Macdonald

Major General Sir Sam Steele

#27. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

The Federal Mounted Police (FMP)

The North East Mounted Police (NEMP)

The Royal Mounted Police (RMP)

The North West Mounted Police (NWMP)

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

1867

1885

1875

1865

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

1871

1873

1861

1863

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#10. Who founded Calgary?

#11. Who was Major General Sir Sam Steele?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#18. Where are the headquarters of the RCMP?

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

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

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

#23. What does RCMP stand for?

#24. 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?

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

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

#27. What is the precursor of the RCMP?

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

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