Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 12
Treaties, Métis & the Mounties
Treaties, reserves, the Métis, the NWMP and 1885.
What your child practises
Practises a first, respectful look at the numbered treaties and reserves, the Métis, the North West Mounted Police, the 1885 Resistance, and the Indigenous leaders of the time. This content needs review with First Nations, Métis and Inuit partners.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 6-KI-007, 6-KH-028, 6-KH-029, 6-KH-032 · treaties and reserves, the 1885 Resistance, the North West Mounted Police, and Indigenous leaders from 1867 to 1914
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which person is a Métis leader in Manitoba history from 1867 to 1914?
- Louis Riel
- Wayne Gretzky
- Terry Fox
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Louis Riel
Hint: Riel is one of Canada's well-known Métis leaders.
Question 2
Why was the loss of the bison hard for Plains First Nations and Métis?
- Bison ran faster than trains
- Bison were central to food, clothing and trade
- Bison cost a lot of money
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Bison were central to food, clothing and trade
Hint: Food and trade depended on them.
Question 3
Which force was created in 1873 to bring law to the West?
- Canadian Army
- North West Mounted Police
- Prairie Guard
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North West Mounted Police
Hint: The NWMP later became the RCMP.
Question 4
A reserve is…
- a train station
- land set aside for a First Nation under a treaty or the Indian Act
- a kind of bank
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land set aside for a First Nation under a treaty or the Indian Act
Hint: Reserves are communities with their own governments.
Question 5
The 1885 Resistance took place mainly in what is now…
- Nova Scotia
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan
Hint: Fighting happened near Batoche and Duck Lake.
Question 6
Which source would help you learn the Métis point of view about 1885?
- Writings or oral history from Métis communities
- A map of Europe
- A recipe book
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Writings or oral history from Métis communities
Hint: Look for sources by the people involved.