North-Western Territory
Once the Canadian government claimed the land from the Hudson Bay Company, they began to set up Members of Parliament. William McDougall was appointed to be the Lieutenant Governor of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory in 1869. In September 1869, McDougall set out to Red River, accompanied by many administrative officers. The Métis were not consulted upon these government actions, thus causing a great amount of uproar and distress.