The Red River Rebellion, a popular democratic movement led by Louis Riel, leads to the creation of Manitoba

Decades

1860 – 1869
1870 – 1879
1880 – 1889
1890 – 1899
1900 – 1909
1910 – 1919
1920 – 1929
1930 – 1939
1940 – 1949
1950 – 1959
1960 – 1969
1970 – 1979
1980 – 1989
1990 – 1999
2000 – 2009
2010 – 2019
2020 – 2023

1870

This is the new Canadian government’s first major crisis since Confederation.

The Manitoba Act, negotiated directly with the Government of Canada by Louis Riel and the Métis, acknowledged the linguistic and cultural duality of the new province. English and French had equal status in the Legislative Assembly and the courts of law.

The residents of the Red River Colony also gained guarantees protecting Catholic and Protestant schools.