In 1872 on March 2, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald payed Louis Riel to go to the United States. He wanted to reduce tnesion and help avoid conflict between Quebec and Ontario.
He wasn't, he was exiled to the US.
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The sinking of the LUSITANIA is what first caused the U.S. to join this disastrous of all wars, and
The US and the Allies won the war and the US gained control of the Philippines, causing it to become a world power.
Louis Riel was in the US for 3 years
In 1872 on March 2, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald payed Louis Riel to go to the United States. He wanted to reduce tnesion and help avoid conflict between Quebec and Ontario.
He wasn't, he was exiled to the US.
World War II
Scheme to respond to the Canadian invasion of Ruperts Land and to hide from the successful domination of Ruperts Land by Canada.
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.
First in Keeseville in New York, TO RECOVER FROM HIS asylum days, then to the West of US, St.Peter's in Montana where he married and taught as a school teacher
The currency is Riel - although in the cities US$ are used much more often, the ATMs don't even offer you Riel... ($1 = 4000R) Usually Riel is given as change for amounts less than US$1.
Cambodian money is called Riel. Exchange rate is about 4000 Riels to 1 US dollar.
Louis Riel did not kill Thomas Scott. --------------------------------- Riel's government had Scott tried for defying the governments authority. Five of the seven members of the court, lead by Lieutenant A. Lapine, voted for the execution. Another government, from far away, representing other people, acted on their authority and traveled to the West and killed Riel. It was that government that gave us the narrative that Riel killed Scott. The reasons for Scotts execution, as for Riel's are many. Scott was violent and challenging the validity of the government selected by local people. He was also threatening life's and had already escaped and make it clear that should he be released or escape again he would kill many people, particularly Catholic people no doubt. Fear was part of the reason, and it was important that people respect the legitimate government of the people.
KHR ( Khmer Riel) Currency 1 US$ around 4100 KHR today
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