Red River Settlement: settlement established in 1811 by Lord Selkirk around the present city of Winnipeg. (The settlement presented the way they were ruled by Hudson's Bay Company and preferred to be part of Canada.

North -West Territories: name given to the lands transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company in 169. (Their lands secured the prairies fro Canada and prevented the Americans from moving in or making a similar deal with the Hudson Bay Company.)

Red River Rebellion 1869-70: uprising in the Red River colony after Canada bought Rupert's land and sent surveyors without consenting the Metis. (Led to the creation of the province of Manitoba and the Metis Bill of Rights.

National Committee of the Metis: a committee formed by Riel whose purpose was to decide how to protect Metis Rights. (Advise and assisted Riel in governing the land after it was proposed by the Hudson's bay Company.)

Metis Bill of Rights: a list of demands prepared by the Metis and presented to the Canadian government.

b) The people should be able to send four members of parliament to Ottawa.

National Policy: (1878) really a three part campaign platform (political promises (eat/west trade, peopling the prairies, railroad.)

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