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Canadian surveyors arrive in Red River and start to divide the land into large squares, not unlike the block system in Ontario
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14 Metis block leiutenant governor, Willian McDougall, from entering Red River.
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Riel and his followers set up a provisional government to maintain order and determine the future of the union with canada
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the metis execut Thomas Scott, a troublemaker from Ontario
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The metis government create the metis bill of rights
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Manitoba is oficially a canadian province
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The Prime minister sends troops into Manitoba for security reasons
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Out of fear for his life, Riel flees to the U.S.A.