1. 1868-December 1, 1869
1.1. 1. Arrival of land surveyors at Red River - 1868
1.1.1. - Caused much tension because they acted on assumptions.
1.1.2. - Their actions indirectly caused the Red River Rebellion, because they angered the Metis greatly, who thought the government was trying to steal their land.
1.2. 2. Louis Riel - Summer 1869
1.2.1. - Born in 1844
1.2.2. - Son of Louis Riel sr.
1.2.3. - Literate and well educated lawyer.
1.3. 3.Purchase of Rupert's Land - November 19, 1869
1.3.1. - The Metis were angry because they thought that no one had the right to sell their land.
1.3.2. - Canada wanted the Metis to move out.
1.3.3. - this also made the Metis angry.
1.4. 4. Provisional government - Winter 1869
1.4.1. - Emergency or interim government setup
1.5. 5. Metis List of Rights - December 1, 1869
1.5.1. - Important Canadian document.
1.5.2. - Agreed upon by the Red River Settlement.
1.5.3. - These resolutions were adopted at a meeting held in Fort Gary.
2. 1876 - Summer, 1884
2.1. 16. John A. Macdonald and the National Policy - 1876
2.1.1. - The National Policy was an electoral scheme, and a plan for patching up the main issues of Canada.
2.1.2. - It was imposed to persuade voters to bring Macdonald back to power.
2.1.3. - It imposed protective tariffs to ensure a strong Canadian Market
2.1.4. - It amplified the west's agricultural potential
2.1.5. - It unified Canada and the economy by ensuring that the CPR would be built (finally).
2.2. 17. Indian Act - 1876
2.2.1. - It confirmed that the Native Peoples were required to live on reserves.
2.2.2. - It was good for the Native Peoples and the Government.
2.3. 18. Construction of CPR - 1881-1885
2.3.1. - Did not go well at first.
2.3.2. - Was saved when William Van Horne was brought in to the picture.
2.3.3. - Laborers had a bad diet and poor working conditions.
2.3.4. - CPR was done 5 years early.
2.4. 19. William Van Horne - 1881
2.4.1. - The general manager for the Canadian pacific railway
2.4.2. - Was responsible for launching the sea transport system for the Canadian pacific railway
2.5. 20. Return of Riel - summer, 1884
2.5.1. - He was 24 when he returned to the red river settlement.
2.5.2. - The Canadian government automatically suspected a rebellion when he made his return.
3. Winter 1884 - November 16, 1885
3.1. 21. Metis Bill of Rights - Winter 1884
3.1.1. - A whole bunch of laws passed for the metis
3.1.2. - Gave the Metis more rights
3.2. 22. Battles of Duck Lake and Batoche - March 19, 1885
3.2.1. - Happened because "peaceful negotiations were not possible"
3.2.2. - Resulted in the capture of Louis Riel.
3.2.3. - Lasted for 4 days
3.3. 23. Trial of Louis Riel - July 1885
3.3.1. - Led the north west rebellion
3.3.2. - He was under trial for high treason
3.4. 25. Execution of Louis Riel - November 16, 1885
3.4.1. - Was charged with high treason.
3.4.2. - He was hung.
3.4.3. - He was given a fair trial but was found guilty, even with a valid defense.
4. March 4, 1870 - August 21, 1871
4.1. 6. Execution of Thomas Scott - March 4, 1870
4.1.1. -Caused much unrest between the French and English.
4.1.2. - Caused a delay in the creation of Manitoba.
4.1.3. - Caused much violence between the Metis and the Orange Order
4.2. 7. Creation of Manitoba - May 2, 1870
4.2.1. - Was achieved through compromise.
4.2.2. - Because of the execution of Thomas Scott, the government was forced to send a force of 1200 people to "fix" Maniotoba
4.3. 8. Riel flees to the U.S. - Late August, 1870
4.3.1. - He fled to the U.S. because alot of people wanted to avenge the death of Thomas Scott
4.3.2. - Was told to stay there until things cooled down
4.4. 9. Metis flee west - 1870's
4.4.1. - Many Metis were brutalized by Macdonalds men
4.4.2. - They couldn't get used to the land scripts.
4.4.3. - Many Metis were forced to hand over their land scripts to land speculators.
4.5. 10. Naitive Treaties 1 & 2 - August 3-August 21 1871
4.5.1. -Signed away the treaty for there homeland
4.5.2. -Took native's land for crop land
4.5.3. -The government rushed through the treaties so that they could send out land surveyors followed by European settlers
5. 1873 - Winter 1874-75
5.1. 11. Creation of NWMP - 1873
5.1.1. - It was both a police force and a paramilitary organization.
5.1.2. - It's first task was to "police" the whiskey traders
5.1.3. - The NWMP were seen as an improvement by the native peoples
5.2. 12. Pacific Scandal - 1872
5.2.1. - Macdonald bribed people for votes so he could get more seats.
5.2.2. - People found out that Macdonald bribed them and were really mad.
5.3. 13. Election of Alexander Mackenzie - 1873
5.3.1. - Happened because of the Pacific Scandal
5.3.2. - He didn't continue the CPR, which angered a lot of people
5.3.3. - The Canadian Pacific Railway land survey was allowed to continue, a lot of violent arguments broke out over where the Railway would go
5.4. 14. Native Treaties 3-7 - 1874-Sept 22, 1877
5.4.1. -Signed away the treaty for there homeland
5.4.2. -Took natives land for crop land
5.4.3. -The natives, having already lost access to their food source were forced into farming or death
5.5. 15. Gabriel Dumont and the Hunt of 1875 - Winter 1847-1875
5.5.1. - Resulted in the revolution against Canada.
5.5.2. - During which several Metis delinquents disobeyed the law.