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Because he opposed Metis leader Louis Riel by calling all the metis a bunch of cowards and other insults. He threatened Riel to escape his prison and personally kill him. Then, riel tried him adn passsed and Scott was within 24 hours in front of a firing squad which then killed him.

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He Died Because he protested Louis Riel's Provisional Government And Threated to escape jail and kill Riel, Hit His Guards, calls the metis a bunch of cowards, then insults their Roman Catholic religion.

info was from a history textbook: flashback Canada fourth edition

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He was killed for disobedience to a lawful authority [ the provisional government ]

and for threatening to kill Louis riel

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