The Northwest Rebellion was led by Louis Riel in which region?

• A. Ontario
• B. Manitoba and the western territories
• C. Quebec
• D. Atlantic provinces

Answer: (B)

Where Louis Riel led the Northwest Rebellion is in Manitoba and the western territories. This uprising grew from tensions in the Red River Settlement in Manitoba and spread into the broader Northwest Territories, which at the time covered lands that are now Saskatchewan and Alberta. Riel, who had led the Red River Rebellion earlier, returned to organize Métis and Indigenous communities to defend land rights and cultural protections as Canada expanded westward. Because the actions happened in Manitoba and the western plains, that region is the right answer. The other regions—Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces—were not sites of this rebellion.