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Question 1

When was the Battle of Cut Knife Hill?

Answer 1

May 2, 1885

Question 2

What wa the “Seige of Battleford”?

Answer 2

Looting of Battleford by Metis

Question 3

Why did General Otter’s force of Canadiann soldiers move in on Poundmaker’s band near Cut Knife?

Answer 3

Because of the Siege of Battleford

Question 4

What kind of attack did Ottor plan? What happened?

Answer 4

A surprise attack but they were given away while crossing a creek and marsh. They were going to move in on Poundmaker’s men.

Question 5

Which war chief’s forces route the Canadian Army?

Answer 5

Fine Day

Question 6

Why did a group of Assiniboine warriors charge Otter’s men? What did the other warriors do?

Answer 6

To stop them from killing the women and children. The other warriors moved into the ravinces and Fine Day went to the top of Cut Knife Hill to direct the Cree counterattack on the Canadian troops.

Question 7

Did the Metis fight in small or large groups?

Answer 7

small groups

Question 8

Describe the Metis attack technique.

Answer 8

One group would run foreward, attack the soldiers, then rush back to the ravine before the soldiers would get them. As soon as the soldiers tried to attack the warriors on one side another group of warriors would rush out of the second ravine and attack them from behind. The other warriors guarded the women and children.

Question 9

Why couldn’t Otter attack?

Answer 9

He had no idea where the enermy was and he didn’t know their numbers.

Question 10

How did Otter form his men?

Answer 10

Into a wedge. Two lines of soldiers and police faced the two ravines. The volunteers and militia guarded the rear, facing the marsh.

Question 11

What did Fine Day do as the battle continued?

Answer 11

Employed a flanking maneuver whereby his warriors began to move along the two ravinces, getting closer to the soldiers. The warriors stayed behind the trees and bushes while they fired, so that Otter’s men could not see anyone to shoot at.

Question 12

What kind of a position were Otter’s soldiers in? Could they escape?

Answer 12

They were trapped. Left and right were ravinces and behind them, the marsh.

Question 13

After how many hours of fighting did Otter decide to withdraw?

Answer 13

6

Question 14

What happened as Otter’s men were leaving?

Answer 14

Some warriors started mounting their horses to attack.

Question 15

What prevented an outrighr massacre of Otter’s troops?

Answer 15

Poundmaker asked them to let Otter’s men leave. They respected Poundmaker and allowed Otter to return to Battleford.

Question 16

When was the Battle of Batoche?

Answer 16

May 9-15, 1885

Question 17

How many Metis Combatants? How many FN warriors? How many Canadian army membery?

Answer 17

• 200 Metis
• 40 FN
• 915 Canadian

Question 18

What was the major difference in theBattle of Batoche and the earlier encounters?

Answer 18

The speed in which Macdonald was able to have troops on the ground as it took only 6 days from Toronto to reach Batoche.

Question 19

How far away did Middleton build camp away from Batoche?

Answer 19

2km

Question 20

What did day one of the Battle of Batoche see?

Answer 20

the Metis hold off a poorly organized frontal assult on their trenches

Question 21

What stupid thing did the Metis snipers do through the nights?

Answer 21

wasted most of their ammo firing shots at camp fires, killing two c=Canadian soldeiers this way.

Question 22

For how many days did Middleton hold of on his major assult?

Answer 22

three days becasue he feared the strength and talent of the Metis snipers

Question 23

What happened on May 15, 1885?

Answer 23

Canadian solder were tired of wating and lacked sleep. They attacked without order. The metis resisted little, as they were firing nails and rocks, without food for three days.

Question 24

Who covered the retreat of over 75 Metis? How did they escape?

Answer 24

Dumont and a handful of his best shooters covered the retreat who crossed the river using a ferry.

Question 25

What happened to Dumont?

Answer 25

Retreated to the USA were he was granted amnesty by the American government He would feature in Wild Bill Hickock’s Gun Show.

Question 26

When did Dumont die?

Answer 26

After he was allowed back into canada, returned to his land by Batoche and died in 1896.

Question 27

What happened to Louis Riel?

Answer 27

He surrendered 3 days later after hiding out in a nearby house. He was found guilty and hung in Regina.

Question 28

Could John A have pardoned Riel?

Answer 28

Yes, but he didn’t.

Question 29

What was the relationship between the Canadian government and the Metis like?

Answer 29

The government did not trust the Metis and the Metis did not have a land base, like the FN who had been signing treaties, to work from as they had been moved numerous times because of settlers arrival.

Question 30

Why did the Metis have difficulties becoming farmers?

Answer 30

Issues with script and government interference. They had little control over the land.

Question 31

What did Metis do with their script?

Answer 31

They could not afford farming so many sold the script they had been given for minimal amounts of money.

Question 32

What happened to Metis children later on?

Answer 32

They were sent to residential schools even though they had been set up for FN children.