Settling the West

3. The descendants of the First Nations people and European people in the area that is now Manitoba
7. People who were ready to fight at a moment's notice who were granted land in Red River and later the Northwest Territories
9. This was the name of the treaties that were signed with the First Nations by the Canadian government
11. An agreement between nations regarding land ownership
12. This was completed in 1885 making settlement of the West much easier for Canada
15. This was the capital of Saskatchewan after it was created in 1905
16. This was built to improve transportation and move crops and people across the country quickly
17. The leader of the rebels during the North-West Resistance
18. Louis Riel set up this type of government to try and negotiate on behalf of the Metis an First Nations in the Northwest Territories
21. This was the capital of Alberta after it was created in 1905
22. What happened to Louis Riel as a result of his role in the two rebellions
23. Taxes placed on imported goods to try and protect Canada's economy

1. This group kept law and order during the Yukon gold rush
2. Dried buffalo meat mixed with berries that was bought and sold by Metis traders
4. The growth of large industries in a region as a result of new technology
5. This resources was found in the Northwest Territories and led to the creation of the a new territory
6. A new kind of wheat that grew more quickly and was a crop in Western Canada
8. This is the number of treaties that were signed between the Canadian government and First Nations
10. Living conditions in cities in the late 1800s
13. John A Macdonald's plan to make Canada stronger and get re-elected as Prime Minister
14. The Prime Minister of Canada during the North-West Resistance
19. This territory was created as a result of a gold rush in 1896
20. A policy made the government of Canada after the treaties were signed to get the First Nations off their land

Settling the West - Part 2