Red River Resistance

E440876

historical event rebellion uprising

The Red River Resistance was an 1869–1870 uprising led largely by the Métis under Louis Riel in the Red River Colony, which challenged Canadian expansion and led to the creation of the province of Manitoba.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Red River Resistance canonical	4
Red River Rebellion	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Red River Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Canadian expansion into the Northwest ⓘ Métis concerns over cultural and political rights ⓘ Métis concerns over land rights ⓘ transfer of Rupert's Land from Hudson's Bay Company to Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
endDate	1870 ⓘ
followedBy	arrival of Canadian troops in Red River ⓘ flight of Louis Riel into exile ⓘ
hasEffect	contributed to later North-West Resistance of 1885 ⓘ delayed Canadian control over the Red River region ⓘ increased tensions between Métis and Canadian government ⓘ shaped Canadian westward expansion policy ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Métis provisional government NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageContext	English ⓘ French ⓘ Michif NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader	Louis Riel NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Red River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupert's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Manitoba ⓘ
opponent	Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	Anglo-Métis NERFINISHED ⓘ First Nations people ⓘ Métis NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	colonial history of Canada ⓘ history of Western Canada ⓘ
precededBy	negotiations over sale of Rupert's Land ⓘ
relatedTo	Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ Manitoba Act, 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ history of the Métis people ⓘ
result	creation of the province of Manitoba ⓘ entry of Manitoba into Canadian Confederation ⓘ passage of the Manitoba Act, 1870 ⓘ recognition of certain Métis land rights in Manitoba Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	establishment of a provisional government at Red River ⓘ execution of Thomas Scott ⓘ seizure of Upper Fort Garry NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1869 ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Métis → notableHistoricalEvent → Red River Resistance ⓘ

Red River Colony → significantEvent → Red River Resistance ⓘ

Red River Colony → conflict → Red River Resistance ⓘ

Manitoba Act, 1870 → historicalContext → Red River Resistance ⓘ

Manitoba Act, 1870 → relatedEvent → Red River Resistance ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River Rebellion