alfred henry scott alliteration anglophone assiniboia canadian confederation canadian english canadian french canadian party catholicism charles mair colonel council of assiniboia discrimination england execution by firing squad exile fort garry francophone george taylor denison iii government of canada governor general of canada harpercollins jean-baptiste thibault john christian schultz john stoughton dennis joseph howe lieutenant governor louis riel lower fort garry major manitoba manitoba act military north-west rebellion office ontario orange institution ottawa provisional government rebellion red river colony robert machray rome scotland seigneurial system of new france sentiment separate school united states william mactavish wolseley expedition