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What was Louis riels mistake?
Listening to his voices and not his general.
What is the historical context of Louis Riel?
Time period: Late 1800'sLocation: Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, North America. Today's Manitoba, in Western Canada.Riel was born in 1844 in a part of North America that was in transition and had been for most of the century. A Governor and Council was administering the Red River Colony and since Lord Selkirk had set it up in 1811.The Hudson Bay Company had made many concessions to settlers, aboriginals and Metis over those years. These concessions included giving up the Hudson Bay monopoly. This gave people in the area access to more sources of income but lowered Hudson Bay profits.Race was very important context and there were many different classes of people. Those with money and power owned and operated the Hudson Bay Company and played major political roles in the colony. HBC, operated from Britain, employed English and French people in the area but also many Scottish and Irish people who they had long ago determined were more suited to working in Canada.The Scottish and English had over the years married with the local Aboriginals just as the French in Eastern Canada had. At the time the Scottish/Aboriginals, Protestants, were often called Half-Breeds. Today both French/Aboriginals Catholics and the Scottish or English/Aboriginals Protestants are called Metis.Those with the least power were the Aboriginals, they had the least representation in systems which affected them though in some areas they would have complete local power. They were mostly Protestants with some Catholics in the French areas.The terms for many of the people and their roles vary but generally HBC workers would be employed at or out of the local trading Fort. They would often live in or very near the Fort. Settlers would have farmsteads and many even most were French from Canada. Their affect can be seen on the land as they farmed narrow strips of land that started at the rivers edge.The Metis or half breeds might also farm but most would rely on hunting and trapping. Many Metis would not have a farmstead in which case they would have a cabin often more than one depending on their trapping and hunting area.Everyone hunted and most farmers would trap as well. Trappers could sell furs to the HBC or to someone local, even to traders from the East even though the HBC fought as hard as they could against that.Which group you were from decided many things including your position on various local and international matters. An Accountant from Britain, English Protestant is likely to agree with his English Protestant counterpart from Canada, less so with a local French Settler who was Catholic. A French Catholic Settler would be more likely to agree with a Catholic French Metis from Quebec, than a Protestant English Metis from northern Rupert's Land. These divisions would create some very clear political lines but sometimes local events would have different groups join forces regardless of religious or ethnic differences. That affect can be seen in today's Canada, a harsh environment can have people from very different walks working together.The religious context is very important. Generally those with British connections were protestants. Those with French connections Catholics. At the time religion would determine which school you went to, your circle of friends, even which jobs you could do.The aboriginal context included religion and tribal affiliations which could be very important. Not all tribes got along with all others and the 1800's saw a lot of movement for tribes. Often people from outside the area thought that Aboriginals could just leave any area and live in any another. It wasn't always that easy for them and by Riels time they were feeling many different pressures including restricted access to land they needed for food.Language is another context that must be taken into consideration. This issue continues today but in the late 1800's it was a very high stakes game. A look at the Canadian Confederation documents show just how important language, religion, ethnicity and race were at the time.Add in the major changes happening in political thinking in the new Canada, the United States, Britain and Europe and it was a very dynmaic time.That was also true for the largest company in the area, the Hudson Bay Company. In Rupert's Land the HBC has dominated politically and economically since 1670 but that dominance was slipping. Hudson Bay profits were falling for many reasons. Settlers were just one of them. The HBC was under pressure politically and had already lost ground in many of it's traditional trading areas.When Riel returned from spending more than a decade in Quebec, it was 1868 and many things were changing. The biggest change was the rumored sale of Rupert's Land to the new Confederation of Canada. The locals were not being considered or consulted and that included the Settlers, Metis, Half-Breeds and Indians.There was considerable political upheaval and changes throughout North America. Canada had been recently Confederated in 1867, the USA was expanding and taking territory on all fronts after having fought a brutal civil war. Violent conflicts with Aboriginals were still common and everyone knew change was happening.Into that complex mix of environmental change, politics, religion, ethnicity, race and power came a Canada who saw the land empty of people worthy of consultation, and ripe for exploitation. With the purchase of Rupert's Land Canada would be a colonizer and would demand the respect due a mother country.That bit of context, and much more, sets the stage for a bloody history of conflict that would resonate in Western Canada for generations.
What is Louis riels moms name?
Julie Lagimodière
What was Louis riels mistake?
Listening to his voices and not his general.
What qualities did Louis Riels have?
He was a part of Canadian history. As in the Red River rebellion uprising. Very good leadership qualities for leading the Metis for rights. Also rivals to Mr. John . A. Mac Donald the first prime minister of Canada. other Qualities include : Proud of his race ( obvious really he was half Metis half French) , and united poelple(solved problems between the settlers in the red river settlement). Thoses were just the major ones. for more info on Louis Reil try looking him up on canadahistory.com .
How many people were at Louis riels trial?
There were eight members on the jury at Louis Riel's trial.
What was Louis riels crime?
he went to Canada and bought all of Manitoba
Does anyone show me Louis Riels Letter that warned William Mcdougall not to enter Red River?
ya
Did anything tragic happen Louis Riels life?
The most tragic aspect of Louis Riel's life is that he was convicted of treason and was executed by the Canadian government.
What was Louis riels culture like?
Mostly French Canadian but living in Western Canada he had some influences from the local Cree, Scottish and English.
Why was Louis Riel guilty of treason I need a valid argument for a grade 8 Canadian history project it is for a mock trial of Louis riels trial i am the prosecutor against riel?
billy goat
How many US dollars is 1000 Canbodia riels?
798,564,321,642,567,123.
What is the name of the cambodian money?
Cambodian money is called Riel. Exchange rate is about 4000 Riels to 1 US dollar.
What factors lead to riels emergence as leader of the metis?
The main factor was the violent response by Canada. Riel was a local leader and did not identify as Indian or Mixed Blood until after Canada sent troops to force people in Western Canada to consent to colonisation by Canada. Canada played up Riels Indian connection. His family was French, French Farmers who had settled in the Red River area. Riel spent time on the farm and in French cities in Quebec, he was not a trapper or hunter any more than any farmer in the area of is birth. But Canada did not want Canadians to know that, particularly the French with whom they had just entered into a fragile Confederation with. It would look very bad to have Canadian troops from Ontario attacking French Farmers in the West. So Canada called Riel Metis, which was a racial slur among the French and prevented the French from being upset at the treatment of people living in Ruperts Land. In the end the Indians and mixed bloods looked to Riel for support and leadership against an increasingly aggressive Canada who was flooding the area with immigrants and had put in place a paramilitary force to crush any resistance to Canadian colonisation. If Canada had given the people of Ruperts Land and the territories the right to vote on colonisation and had not used force and fraud to get compliance Riel would not be a Metis leader.
