... River Rebellion It was one canadas first uprises following Confederation. it Threated Manatobas entry into the dominion/ In 1869, An agreement was reached with the HBC for the transfer of rupert land, which included the redriver settlement to the dominion of canada.How ever the people of red river werent prepared for this change. Most disturbing to the inhabitants was hte ... ...

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... not pleased that the future of their area was being decided without them. In the month of October William McDougall and 300 men, who had been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Rupert's Land, set out for Red River to take possession of the Northwest Territory for Canada. When the Métis people found out about campaign, they organized a group to fight back ... ...

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