Changes: Red River SettlementSS10

Free Write• Pull out a piece of paper and a pen• I want you to write down how you would feel if a

complete group of strangers came to your house and took over your house

• How would you feel? • What would you Do? (keep in mind that the police

and government are on the side of the people who came in and took over your house)

• After we will share how we felt and what we would do

The Settlement in the 1860s

• After Seven Oaks, relative peace for a long time• Canada became a dominion• Rising population in Canada caused many people

to move west – Red River had the best farming land

• Most new Canadians were Protestant members of the Orange Order (Violently anti-French, anti-Catholic movement)

• Against the Métis

Dr. John Schultz• Never completed his medical

degree• Opened general store, took

over NorWester newspaper• Championed Canadian

interested by agitating Metis• Used his newspaper to inspire

hatred against the Metis• Wanted to over take then and

gain political power in the Settlement

Schultz: 1840-1896

“The Métis should either be driven form the country or kept as cart drivers”• At the time economic problems

rise because of crop failures• Problems were going to arise

as the Metis had not made any legal claims to the land of the Red River Settlement

Canada Purchases Rupert’s Land• In BNA act, fathers of

Confederation stated the eventual take over of Rupert’s land

• HBC wanted to get rid of it…too hard to control THAT much land

• Negotiations for transfer occurred 1867-1868

• HBC did not consult the people living in the settlement to see what they wanted while making deals

Rupert’s Land Continued• Agreement made November 1869• Canadian government received title and

renamed it and the North-Western Territory… The North-West Territories

• HBC received in cash: 1.5 million dollars $$$$$$

• 2.8 million hectares of prairie farmland• Right to continue fur trade (no monopoly)• Canadian surveyors arrived in Red River and

began laying out townships (no regard for people already present)

More Agitation• Canada sends in English land

surveyors, who are looking to implement the grid system on the Red River

• Much like in Upper and Lower Canada, the settlement ran on the Seigneurial system and was established to run that way

• Canada was going to force change on the Metis

Louis Riel Makes An Appearance• Just as this is occurring, 24

year old lawyer Louis Riel has returned to the settlement just in time to lead the Metis people

• Riel was living in Montreal, Chicago, and St Paul before returning

• In 1870 he leads the Metis on a Rebellion against Canada Next class

Researching An Important Canadian In Chapter Four

• You are to choose one person on the following list and create a one page report on them. Be sure to include their biography, why they are important and how they impacted the North West.

• Your report can be typed or hand-written• Take your time on this assignment. Quality over

quantity.• Ask me if you have any questions and if you want to

research someone who is not on the list just ask me first

People to Research• Samuel Hearne - Frances Simpson• Ki oo cus - Anne Pelly• Lord Selkirk - John Bellenden• Miles Macdonell - John Schultz• Duncan Cameron - Louis Riel• Colin Robertson• Robert Semple• Cuthbert Grant• George Simpson