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Name:Date:SOCIAL STUDIES 9Development of the WestTreaties with the First NationsUse your text, pp. 175-180 to answer the questions and complete following chart:Why did the Canadian government want to negotiate treaties with the First Nations people in the 1870s? (2 marks)Why did First Nations people feel it was necessary to sign treaties with the Canadian government? (2 marks)What was Simpson’s message to the First Nations people when he said?: (2 marks)“God intends this land to raise great crops for all his children, and the time is come when it is to be used for that purpose. White people will come here to cultivate it under any circumstances. No power on earth can prevent it”What did a Cree elder mean when he said?: (2 marks)“I have turned this matter of a treaty in my mind and cannot see anything in it to benefit my children. This is what frightens me. After I showed you what I meant to keep for a reserve, you continued to make it smaller and...smaller...Let the Queen’s subjects go on my land if they choose. I give them liberty. Let them rob me. I will go home...”What did Henry Prince, chief of the Saulteaux, mean when he said?: (2 marks)“How are we to be treated? It is said the Queen wishes Indians to cultivate the ground. They cannot scratch it-work it with their fingers. What assistance will they get if they settle down?” How did the Canadian government feel about living up to the terms of the treaties? Why? (2 marks)Read the summary of Treaty No. 6 (p. 177) and list what each side gained and lost (4 marks)GROUPGAINSLOSSESCanadian GovernmentFirst NationsHow many treaties were signed during the 1870s? (hint: look at the map on page 178) (1 mark)Why do you think the Canadian government was not yet concerned about territory in the north? (1 mark) What rights did First Nations gain when they signed treaties? (p. 178) (4 marks)In the space below, write a short letter to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald from a First Nations person explaining your experiences with farming on the prairies. (10 marks)What was the purpose of the Indian Act? (2 marks)What were the main features of the Indian Act? (5 marks)What was the effect of the Indian Act? (2 marks) ................
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