Where did the Red River Resistance take place?

• A. In the Red River Settlement area, with their base at Upper Fort Garry
• B. In Montreal
• C. In Vancouver Island
• D. In Newfoundland

Answer: (A)

The Red River Resistance occurred in the Red River Settlement, the area around present-day Winnipeg, Manitoba. The movement’s leadership set up a provisional government at Upper Fort Garry, the Hudson’s Bay Company fort at the Forks where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet. This location served as the base for the resistance during 1869–1870 as Métis and their allies negotiated terms of Canada’s takeover of Rupert’s Land and provided protections for their lands and rights.