HIS263Y1 Lecture Notes - Spoken Word, Social Gospel, Maritime Rights Movement
Document Summary
Louis riel was hanged in 1885 and the problems that became between french canada and eng- lish canada. Riel can be said a father of confed and the father of manitoba. Conflict over memory how to remember riel: as a martyr or father of confed. People were asking what riel means and the comings to canada. French and protestant english and how he should be understood in 1885. Riel shot thomas scott n 1870 and the english saw his hanging as a punishment for his crimes (two rebellions and killed someone), this is the riel ontario saw him. To french canadians they saw riel as insane because he had many religious versions who was going to build a new. Catholic church in the new world and they see his hanging as injustice because he was catholic and french. Key points rule through laurier"s 10 year as prime minster: 1. the division of confed between the french and english.
