Rebellion Case

A great man once said, "Love thy neighbor as thyself..." Unfortunately in Canada, that is not the case. For many years, hostility has existed between the two largest ethnic denominations in Canada, the French and the English. Both have tried to fight for their own religion, language, culture and politics. There are three major historical events tore the relationship into pieces: Red River Rebellion, Acadian and The Rebellion of 1837. I will discuss the importance of these situations and its impact on the French and English relations.

First of all, the Red River Rebellion was one of the major events that increased the conflict between the French and English Canadians. In 1869, when the Hudson's Bay Company sold the vast territory known as Rupert's Land to the Canadian government, the Métis were worried. It is normal that Métis worried about the situation because the government set the pemmican proclamation that did not allow Métis sell buffalos and sent surveyor Thomas Scott to divide their land. Throughout all the unfair things, Métis were feared that the government would disregard their ownership of the Red River Settlement because they did not have papers to prove they owned the land. Louis Riel, a Métis man, took leadership and stood up for the rights of his people. He set up a provisional government in Manitoba. Thomas Scott was killed by Métis, but government needs Louis Riel to be responsible for his dead. On the other hand, in the Roman Catholic province of Quebec, many people said Riel's actions were justified. French regarded the Red River Rebellion Louis Riel a hero who stood up to protect the rights of the French-speaking Métis. English saw the rebellion as a threat to Canada's power and Riel a traitor. The Red River Rebellion was important and impact both English and French Canadians. This conflict of emotion also remains next major event.

Second, after the seven years war, British gained the region Acadia, but the people who live in the place were not happy because they were forced to deportation. The British rule wanted the Acadians to sign oath of allegiance was specifically unfair because French need to represent and fight for them. This meant they will no longer fight for their nation and even kill their compatriots. In fact, Acadian refused to sign it, so they were forced to deportation. British did not want Acadians to support the French war and this made them to find ways of deporting