the red river rebellion took place at portage la prairie.
where did the red river rebellion take place?
portage la prairie
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the red river rebellion (or the red river resistance, red river uprising, or first riel rebellion) was the sequence of events that led up to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by the métis leader louis riel and his followers at the red river colony, in what is now the canadian province of manitoba. for a period it had been a territory called rupert's land under control of the hudson's bay company.
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on 16 november 1869, mactavish released a statement in regards to the eminent red river rebellion, notifying the inhabitants of red river and assiniboia about what was happening in regards to the events surrounding red river. mactavish outlined six important issues, that were, in his opinion, what the red river rebellion encompassed: 





















































bullet::::1. there was a blockade on the road leading into the settlement.





















































bullet::::2. there was stolen goods and merchandise from the settlement.





















































bullet::::3. there had been a tampering with the mail in the settlement.





















































bullet::::4. there was a forced entrance into the settlement.
william mactavish