In what year was the List of Rights drafted during the Red River Resistance?

• A. 1867
• B. 1870
• C. 1869
• D. 1871

Answer: (B)

The timing of the List of Rights is what this question is about. During the Red River Resistance, Louis Riel and a provisional government negotiated with Canada as Manitoba prepared to enter Confederation. The List of Rights was drafted in 1870 as a set of protections for the Métis—covering land rights, language and education, local governance, and safeguards for Métis communities—intended to shape the terms of Manitoba’s entry. Because the Manitoba Act and the arrangements around Manitoba’s joining Confederation were worked out in 1870, that year is when the List of Rights was created. Earlier years mark other moments in the sequence: 1867 is when Confederation occurred, 1869 marks the rise of the resistance, and 1871 is after Manitoba had joined Canada.