Canada's History
Louis Riel was a Métis leader who led two resistance movements in western Canada. He was ultimately executed in 1885 for:
- ○Espionage for the United States
- ✓Treason following the North-West Resistance
- ○The murder of a British officer
- ○Theft of government railway lands
Correct answer
Treason following the North-West Resistance
Louis Riel led the Red River Resistance (1869–70) and the North-West Resistance (1885) to defend Métis land and rights. After the 1885 uprising failed, he was tried for treason and hanged on November 16, 1885.
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