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Rupert's Land is purchassed by Canada
Canada purchassed the territory from the HBC $1.5 millions -
Armed Metis stop surveyors
sent for a Metis named Louis Riel and Riel stopped the surveyors in their tracks and told them to levave Red River immedintely -
Thomas Scott is killed
Got shot by a firing squad after being found guilty by the for threating Riel -
Creation of the Manitoba Act
13 oth French English would be used in the government and courts. The province would be able to send four elected members to the house -
a Group of Metis travel to the States to bring Riel back to Canada
Riel fled initially because he didn't want to be executed for his crimes. The Metis brought him back because they were dissatisfied and wanted their leader back -
The Metis defeat police at Duck Lake
The police were unprepared and there weren't many of them -
Metis and Cree people surrender
They ran out of ammunition and resources.