In late spring 1885, Métis and Canadian forces clashed in a series of battles in northern Saskatchewan, collectively known today as the Northwest Resistance. The standard Canadian historiography regarding these confrontations has, over the years, tended to attribute full blame to one man—Louis Riel. A perfect example is Tom Flanagan’s Louis ‘David’ Riel: Prophet of the New World, which portrays Riel as a rabble-rousing firebrand who pits a simple clan of erstwhile ‘half-breeds’ against the Dominion of Canada to fulfill his divine mission from God and his delusional quest for glory.1 By portraying Riel as a manipulator, this historiographical myth simultaneously discredits the Métis cause while painting the Canadian government as justified liberators whose rescue efforts free the young nation from the clutches of a megalomaniac.2 Although some evidence points to Riel’s mental instability, he did not drive the Métis to war in 1885. To understand why the Métis and Canada fought in 1885, one has to look beyond Riel at three underlying causes of the conflict. One, the Resistance took place at the height of colonialism, as such it was a product of the Canadian and global imperialism prevalent during that time. Two, Canada never adequately dealt with Métis land claims from the 1870 Manitoba Act, which frustrated the Métis to the point of picking up arms in 1885. Three, drastic economic change and hardship had swept the west and the Métis had no help from the federal government, which increased Métis frustration. Together these factors caused the Northwest Resistance to erupt. Understanding them helps debunk the myth that Riel was the master architect behind 1885.
The flexible policy was created as an strategy to calls for a reaction <span>that can be easily modified to respond to war circumstances. This means the government is giving more power to the arms race because this strategy is not only limited to enhance nuclear arms but any weapon.
So it was used to fund the military and to buy them newer/more powerful weapons</span>
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5) B) Tariffs and excise taxes- Hamilton felt that actions like tariffs (aka taxes on imported goods) would help to fund his economic plan and would also help protect American businesses against foreign competition.
6) D) He established a cabinet of people to oversee different areas of concern.- Washington established the presidential cabinet to help him make decisions. He included individuals with expertise in specific areas. For example, he hired Hamilton as Secretary of Treasure, in order to deal with issue regarding America's economy and commerce. Washington also hired Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph.
9) D) It declared the United States neutral and would not get involved in others issues. - The first US government wanted to avoid foreign conflict, as America was a newly created nation with a somewhat weak military in comparison to countries like France and Great Britain.
10) A) The political parties that merge could become a cause of national division- Washington warned the US in his famous "Farewell Address" that political parties play on peoples emotions and cause them to act irrationally. He said that America should avoid political parties at all costs.
