Timeline Tuesday 2 November 1869

Events on Tuesday 2 November 1869 1

• 1869 Red River Rebellion begins Metis resistance to Canadian annexation of Rupert's Land Metis leader Louis Riel led a resistance movement after his followers seized Upper Fort Garry to block Canada's annexation of the Red River Settlement without local consent. Riel's provisional government negotiated terms that led to the creation of the province of Manitoba the following year. The uprising was the first major armed challenge to the young Canadian confederation.