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Today the term Metis refer to all those of European and Aboriginal mixed blood but when Canada purchased Ruperts Land, complete with people, Metis referred to French and Aboriginal mixed bloods. Most mixed bloods in Ruperts Land were Scottish Aboriginal or British Aboriginal and that is still the case for Western Canada. This answer will refer to all those of European Aboriginal mixed blood as Metis.
They responded as anyone would if they had found themselves being sold to a new country without being consulted. First with questions, then with action which included creating their own government to talk to Canada with. Canada would not accept any such governments in their colonies and responded violently. The Metis and other met violence with violence but were out numbered and out gunned.
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Where had the Metis fled after the red river rebellion?
They did not flee, they held their ground, putting Canada into the position of purging the land of Metis and other people included in their purchase of Ruperts Land. Canada choose to blame just the leaders who fled to the United States as refugees.
What problems did John A encounter when trying to expand Canada to the west?
the things he encountered was that Louis reil fought for the land of Canada west and fought the metis's land
Was the Red River Rebellion a resistance or a rebellion?
the HBC sold Rupert's land without telling them and land speculators and surveyors came laying out square townships without any regard for their traditional strip farming method. Land speculators raised tensions and the Metis List of Rights was ignored. They also thought Canadian government wanted to take away their land. white buffalo hunters hunting on indian lands NOVANET
Alaskan boundary dispute?
The USA used threats and promises to get Britain to agree that the USA should take whatever land they wanted. Though they had purchased only two islands off the coast of Canada, they took all the land needed to block the Yukons access to the ocean and taunted Canada to respond. Canada, particularly Ontario and Quebec, did not feel it worth defending their western province and allowed the USA to take land that was rightfully British Columbia's.
Where did cartier land?
In Canada
