... of the rebellion, development of Manitoba, the actual rebellion, and the death of Riel. During the summer of 1869, the Canadian government sent John Stoughton Dennis to the Red River to survey the land. The Métis didn't like him at all. A problem they had with him ... to replace the Council of Assiniboia. On December 10, Riel's Provisional Government's flag flew on the flag pole at Fort Gary. On December 27, Donald Smith, the Hudson's Bay Company's representative in Canada and a government agent, arrived in the Settlement. A meeting which began on January 19, 1870 attracted upwards .....

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... Northwest or Rupert's Land' by the Federal government led to a chain of events which triggered the uprising from the Metis in the Red River Settlement of Manitoba. The government of John A. Macdonald needed to acquire Rupert's Land because the Americans were keen on annexing the land. Negotiations started in 1868 in London between Canada and the Hudson Bay Company (HBC). In ... and the provisional government made up a bill of rights and attached to it a list of grievances to base their negotiations on with the Macdonald government. The federal government sent Donald Smith of the HBC to ...

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... Northwest or Rupert's Land' by the Federal government led to a chain of events which triggered the uprising from the Metis in the Red River Settlement of Manitoba. The government of John A. Macdonald needed to acquire Rupert's Land because the Americans were keen on annexing the land. Negotiations started in 1868 in London between Canada and the Hudson Bay Company (HBC). In ... and the provisional government made up a bill of rights and attached to it a list of grievances to base their negotiations on with the Macdonald government. The federal government sent Donald Smith of the HBC to ...

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• Grade Level: High School