Flashcards: Historical Foundations of Western Canada — 14 cards

Manitoba Act — what?

Established Manitoba, recognized official languages.

Official Languages — which?

French and English.

Protestant and Catholic Schools — purpose?

Separate education systems for religious groups.

Metis Provisional Government — role?

Represented Metis interests before Manitoba's creation.

Scrip — function?

Certificates for land or money for Métis.

Land grants — location issues?

Often far from rivers and resources.

Land speculation — impact?

Led to Métis land being sold cheaply.

Bison decline — cause?

Overhunting, railway expansion, government policies.

Pemmican trade — affected by?

Bison decline, reducing food supply.

North West Mounted Police — purpose?

Enforce laws, assert sovereignty, control liquor.

Firewater — what?

Illegal liquor traded to Indigenous peoples.

Canadian sovereignty — enforced by?

NWMP patrols and law enforcement.

Numbered Treaties — when?

1871-1877.

Treaties — promise to First Nations?

Land, health care, education, farming support.