The West

1. Many of the __________ immigrants were being discriminated by the colonists.
3. Entered confederation on the 12th of May in 1870
6. Forced into exile in the United States due to the controversial execution of _____________during the rebellion.
7. Riel used to be a ________ (job)
9. Alberta and Saskatchewan originally part of the ___________Terrirories.
12. Type of people that wanted to maintain ties to Britain
14. Riel and ___________________made the Métis Bill of rights.
16. On ____20, 1871, British Columbia officially joined Canada
18. Made a “wish list” of terms that added a few clauses of why they should join confederation.
19. Value of $160 or $240 (amount based on value of the land and could be converted into cash)
20. This act made land surrounding the Red River the new province of Manitoba.
23. First transcontinental railway
27. Passed in 1857 and encouraged settlement in Prairies
28. Alberta and Saskatchewan joined Confederation on 1, 1905
29. 566 580 hectors was given to whom? This land was protected.
30. Riel believed that he was chosen by _____to be the leader of the Métis

1. Minister of the Interior
2. ________and English became the official language of the province.
4. created on March 22, 1870 by Louis Riel
5. Canadian Troops led by whom, were sent to “keep the Peace.”
8. Manitoba was now in control by?
10. Formed the _________________________ (an organization formed to support Métis rights in the Red River Valley).
11. Riel remained in exile for ______ years
13. The Canadian government promised a __________ to BC within 10 years
15. Father of British Columbia
17. Hanged in ________on November 16, 1885
21. Métis leader (Red River Resistance)
22. Canada’s first French-Canadian Prime Minister
24. supporters of BC‘s entry to confederation. (someone in favor of joining confederation)
25. Spent time in an ______(a hospital that treats people with mental illnesses)
26. lieutenant governor of the North-West Territories.