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What was the fate of Louis Riel after the Northwest Rebellion?

Exiled to the United States

Became Premier

Executed in 1885

Louis Riel’s fate after the Northwest Rebellion was that he was tried for treason and executed in 1885. After the rebellion was suppressed, he was captured and brought to Regina for trial on charges of treason-felony. He was found guilty and hanged on November 16, 1885, at Gallows Hill in Regina. This ended his leadership in the rebellion and had a major impact on how the Canadian government and the public viewed Métis rights and the handling of Indigenous grievances. The other options don’t fit because he did not go into exile in the United States, he did not become Premier, and he did not escape to Manitoba.

Escaped to Manitoba