This event began when the minister of public works, William McDougal, was appointed by the government to the position of lieutenant government of a certain policy.
This event began when the minister of public works, William McDougal, was appointed by the government to the position of lieutenant government of a certain policy. A fraternal organization called the Orangemen also played a part in this event, as one of their members was tried and then executed for defying the authority of his polity's government even though this was not considered a capital crime. Another man involved in this crisis was the first president of the (*) provisional government at the event's namesake settlement. Besides Thomas Scott and John Bruce, another man important in this event was the secretary of the Metis National Committee who was exiled from the country but voted into Parliament three more times anyway. For ten points, name this conflict, an 1869 crisis led by Louis Riel that briefly halted Manitoba's entrance into the Canadian Confederation.
This event began when the minister of public works, William McDougal, was appointed by the government to the position of lieutenant government of a certain policy.
{Red River Rebellion} [accept {Red River Resistance}]