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NOTE: Louis Riel did not personally kill Thomas Scott. Scott was executed by firing squad.
Thomas Scott was in jail because he was captured while leading an armed force with the intention of overthrowing Riel's government. He was killed because he was the most violent prisoner there and he made death threats to Louis Riel, he escaped and said he would return and kill Louis Riel so Riel killed him because he was afraid that if he didn't Thomas Scott would kill him. While Riel did not reach out and shoot Scott himself he did order it and the reason certainly includes fear. It also includes authority. Riel was a leader selected by some of those who lived in the area to be part of the government representing the citizens.
Those who did not recognize that government's authority were threats to the government and people. One of the best ways to assert a government's authority is to use force, to kill people, a right governments had automatically in those days.
That Riel had the backing of most of the people in Manitoba was proven when, after Manitoba was made a province, he was elected as an MP even though he was in exile.
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∙ 11y agonope, he was wanted for treason because he was against the government
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against the Canadian government. Riel was part of the local government when Scott was killed so Canada might have let that pass but Riel returned from the USA to fight against the Canadian government yet again. Many people were killed, including civilians and eventually Riel.
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∙ 10y agoHe was murdered/executed on March 4, 1870. A number of men were in the firing squad who shot him to death; Louis Riel was not one of them. However there can be no doubt that Riel was responsible for ordering the execution in the first place.
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∙ 8y agoLouis Riel did not kill Thomas Scott.
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Riel's government had Scott tried for defying the government's authority. Five of the seven members of the court, lead by Lieutenant A. Lapine, voted for the execution. Riel could have stopped it as others were sentenced to death, but only Scott was killed, just outside of Lower Fort Garry in today's Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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∙ 13y agoNOTE: Louis Riel did not kill Thomas Scott.
Thomas Scott was first sent to jail because he did treason(act of betrayl)When Thomas Scott was in jail he threatened to kill Louis Riel, so Louis had no choice but to kill Thomas Scott because Louis knew he was about to get killed!
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∙ 11y agoNo! Louis Riel did not kill Thomas Scott.
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Riel's government had Scott tried for defying the governments authority. Five of the seven members of the court, lead by Lieutenant A. Lapine, voted for the execution.
Another government, from far away, representing other people, acted on their authority and traveled to the West and killed Riel. It was that government that gave us the narrative that Riel killed Scott.
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∙ 13y agoLouis Riel did not shoot Thomas Scott.
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Because Thomas Scott was trying to over throw Riel's government
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Was Louis reil a good person?
it depends on your perspective. if you're on the English side, then Louis riel was a pest. if you're on the french side, then Louis riel was a great hero who defended their rights.
Who killed Louis Riel?
Louis Riel was convicted of treason and, despite a recommendation by the jury for mercy, was hanged on November 16, 1885.
What are differences and similarities between Louis Riel and Thomas Scott?
Thomas Scott and Louis Riel both lived in Red River around 1869. They also were both powerful public speakers for opposite parties. Louis Riel believed that the Metis should have a voice and Scott did not. Scott came from Ireland where they believed that Catholics should not have a voice, so his prejudice probably developed from that controversy in his own country. Louis Riel also drafted The Metis List of Rights. Riel viewed Scott as a threat and ordered his provisional government to arrest him, where he was found guilty of treason, and executed in 1870
What province did Louis Riel form?
why did Louis Riel form Manitoba
Why was Louis Riel remered?
Louis Riel is remembered for the Manitoba Act .
What impact did Thomas Scott have on Louis Riel?
Thomas Scott threatened to kill Louis Riel, which led Thomas to be killed.
Why was Lois Riel exucated?
Louis riel was haug because he killed thomas Scott who was a bad person and killed lot's of people.
When was Thomas Scott executed?
Thomas Scott was killed by Louis Riel on March, 4th 1870.
Who did Louis riel kill?
Thomas Scott. =============== Wrong. Riel did not kill Thomas Scott. Ambroise Lépine was the man who killed Thomas Scott on March 4, 1870. Riel did not kill anybody.
What were events of the Red River resistance?
Louis Riel killed Tomas Scott, Manitoba became a province, it was a rebellion.
What did Louis Riel do to be executed in 1885?
Louis Riel Murdered Thomas Scott. ======================== Louis Riel did not murder Thomas Scott. In fact, Riel did not kill anyone. Louis Riel was convicted of treason and was hanged in Regina, Northwest Territories, on November 16, 1885. (Regina is now the capital of the Province of Saskatchewan.) Riel is the only person in Canada's history to have been executed for the crime of treason.
Why was Thomas Scott killed?
Because he opposed Metis leader Louis Riel by calling all the metis a bunch of cowards and other insults. He threatened Riel to escape his prison and personally kill him. Then, riel tried him adn passsed and Scott was within 24 hours in front of a firing squad which then killed him.
Was Louis reil a good person?
it depends on your perspective. if you're on the English side, then Louis riel was a pest. if you're on the french side, then Louis riel was a great hero who defended their rights.
Why did Louis riel executed thomas Scott?
poo butt
How did Louis riel start the war?
He killed a man.
Who killed Louis Riel?
Louis Riel was convicted of treason and, despite a recommendation by the jury for mercy, was hanged on November 16, 1885.
Who wanted to kill louis riel?
Canada, but Thomas Scott make it clear that he wanted to kill Riel personally.
