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1) Who was the Monarch of Canada in 1870?

a) George V b) Victoria c) Elizabeth II d) Edward VII

2) What significant act received royal assent on May 12, 1870, in Canada?

a) Red River Settlement Act b) Confederation Act c) Manitoba Act d) North-West Territories Act

3) Who was the first Premier of Manitoba?

a) John Sandfield Macdonald b) George Edwin King c) Alfred Boyd d) Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau

4) Which military expedition arrived at Upper Fort Garry, Manitoba in 1870?

a) Wolseley Expedition b) North-West Mounted Expedition c) Hudson Bay Company Expedition d) Red River Expedition

5) Which famous Canadian politician was born on July 3, 1870?

a) George Brown b) Louis Riel c) R. B. Bennett d) John A. Macdonald

6) When was the first Manitoba election held?

a) December 27, 1870 b) May 24, 1872 c) June 15, 1870 d) July 1, 1867

7) Which controversial figure was executed by Riel's provisional government on March 4, 1870?

a) Gabriel Dumont b) Thomas Scott c) Louis David Riel d) John A. Macdonald

8) What document did the Metis create to demand the establishment of the Province of Assiniboia?

a) Provisional Charter b) Metis List of Rights c) Declaration of Independence d) Rupert's Land Agreement

9) Who was the Governor General of Canada in 1870?

a) Earl of Aberdeen b) Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava c) Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck d) John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar

10) Which order transferred Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to Canada on July 15, 1870?

a) Territorial Annexation Order b) Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order c) Dominion Land Act d) British North American Act

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