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	Upper Canada Rebellion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Upper Canada Rebellion was, along with the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the British colonial government in 1837 and 1838.
		In Upper Canada, one of the most controversial issues in the early 19th century was the allocation of land.
		After the War of 1812 the government of Upper Canada was run by the wealthy owners of most of this reserve land, known as the Family Compact.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Upper_Canada_Rebellion (851 words)

	Lower Canada Rebellion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that province.
		The rebellion of the Patriotes Canadiens of Lower Canada is often seen as the example of what might have happened to the United States of America if the American Revolutionary War had failed.
		Following the military defeat of the Patriotes, Lower Canada was merged with Upper Canada under the Union Act and the Canadiens became a minority in the new political entity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Canada_Rebellion (1059 words)

	Lower Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream (eastern) end of the Saint Lawrence River.
		Lower Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791 from the partition of the British colony the Province of Quebec into the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
		Lower Canada consisted of part of the former French colony of New France, ceded to Great Britain after that empire's victory in the French and Indian Wars, also called the Seven Years' War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Canada (218 words)

	Lower Canada Rebellion: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lower canada was a british colony in north america, at the downstream end of the saint lawrence river in the southern portion of the modern-day province of...
		The upper canada rebellion was, along with the patriotes rebellion in lower canada, a rebellion against the colonial government in 1837 and 1838....
		Joint premiers of the province of canada were the leaders of the province of canada, from the 1841 unification of upper canada and lower canada until...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/lower_canada_rebellion.htm (2484 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Upper Canada Rebellion
		The Upper Canada Rebellion was, along with the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the colonial government in 1837 and 1838.
		Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in the southern portion of the modern-day province of Quebec.
		The Rebellions of 1837 were a pair of Canadian armed uprisings that occurred in 1837 in response to frustrations in political reform and ethnic conflict.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Upper-Canada-Rebellion (2231 words)

	Ontario
		The capital of Canada, Ottawa, is in the far east of the province, on the Ottawa River which forms most of the border with Quebec.
		Accordingly, rebellion in favour of responsible government rose in both regions; Louis-Joseph Papineau led the Patriotes Rebellion in Lower Canada, and William Lyon Mackenzie led the Upper Canada Rebellion.
		Although both rebellions were crushed, the British government sent Lord Durham to investigate the causes of the unrest.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/on/Ontario.html (911 words)

	Opinion Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Their rebellion was part of the culmination of an early 19th century trend of resistance in both Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec) to a British elite that ruled the colonies with little regard for the civil and democratic aspirations of the people.
		While Upper Canada, which was dominated by English-speaking settlers, and French-speaking Lower Canada were each granted a Legislative Assembly under the Act, the British-appointed governors were left with the power to appoint legislative and executive councils and wielded a veto power over the decisions of the elected assemblies.
		While the Patriot Rebellions were precipitated by a whole series of events, the clincher in Lower Canada was without a doubt the British Government's response to the Ninety-two Resolutions — a list of grievances, complaints and demands — passed by the Lower Canada Assembly and submitted to London in 1834.
	www.opinion-canada.ca /en/articles/article_84.html (1386 words)

	Canada in the Making - Specific Events & Topics
		After the passing of the Constitutional Act, 1791, Upper and Lower Canada were governed by an elected House of Assembly and a Legislative Council that was appointed.
		The rebellions precipitated a royal commission, which was convened to investigate the factional strife in the Canadas.
		The recommendation for a union of the Canadas was adopted in the Act of Union, 1840, which laid the foundation for the next wave of change resulting in Confederation in 1867.
	www.canadiana.org /citm/specifique/rebellions_e.html (1266 words)

	Lower Canada - Canadian Confederation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1797, it was determined that the lower province -- Lower Canada -- had to remit a share of the customs duties collected according to its regulations and in proportion to the quantity of goods entering at Côteau du Lac.
		Discontent peaked in Lower Canada in the spring of 1837.
		During the rebellion, he had developed his political philosophy around the notion that political parties must be based on "opinions" instead of "origins." He felt that social peace and prosperity would happen of their own accord once racial distinctions were rooted out of public administration and institutions were given freedom.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /confederation/023001-2002-e.html (3489 words)

	Lower Canada Rebellion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Together with the simultaneous Upper Canada Rebellion in the neighbouring colony of Upper Canada, it formed part of the Rebellions of 1837.
		However, the Rebellion of Lower Canada continued in 1838 and is often called Les rébellions de 1837-38 in Quebec.
		The Rebellion of the Patriotes Canadiens of Lower Canada is often seen as the example of what could have happened to America if the American Revolutionary War had failed.
	lower-canada-rebellion.area51.ipupdater.com (1024 words)

	reblowercan.html
		The seat of power in Lower Canada at the time of the rebellions was "the Chateau Clique".
		The French in Lower Canada were also concerned about losing their culture and language, and the increasing privileges given to the Anglican church when the majority were Catholics.
		Assemblies are held throughout Lower Canada to protest the British rejection of reform in the colony.
	canadian-republic.freeservers.com /reblowercan.html (735 words)

	Upper Canada Rebellion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Upper Canada Rebellion was, along with the Patriotes Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellionagainst the colonial government in 1837 and 1838.Collectively they are also known as the Rebellions of1837, while the Patriotes Rebellion is also called the Lower Canada Rebellion.
		After the War of 1812 the government of Upper Canada was run by thewealthy owners of most of this reserve land, known as the FamilyCompact.
		His report eventually led to greater autonomy in the Canadiancolonies, and the union of Upper and Lower Canada intothe Province of Canada in 1840.
	www.therfcc.org /upper-canada-rebellion-99495.html (756 words)

	Rebellions of 1837 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Rebellions of 1837 took place in both Upper and Lower Canada.
		In LOWER CANADA the rebellion was in large part an expression of a resurgent FRENCH CANADIAN NATIONALISM.
		The French Canadian majority constituted the overwhelming majority in the locally elected Assembly established by the Canada or CONSTITUTIONAL ACT, 1791.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006708 (59 words)

	Lower Canada and the British Regime
		The new English settlers are immediately displeased with this "all-too French Canada" and reject the seigneurial regime and the French laws.
		The Lower Canada assembly is composed of 35 elected Canadiens and 15 elected English (despite the fact that the population is 95% Canadien).
		The main parties of Canada East were the Bleus led by George-Étienne Cartier and the nationalist Rouges led by Antoine-Aimé Dorion.
	www.republiquelibre.org /cousture/BAS2.HTM (3161 words)

	Quebec - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Template:Main Like their counterparts in Upper Canada, in 1837, English and French speaking residents of Lower Canada, led by Louis-Joseph Papineau and Robert Nelson, formed an armed resistance group to seek an end to British colonial rule.
		After the rebellions, Lord Durham was asked to undertake a study and prepare a report on the matter and to offer a solution for the British Parliament to assess.
		The former Province of Canada was divided into its two previous parts as the provinces of Ontario (Upper Canada) and Quebec (Lower Canada).
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Quebec (3322 words)

	Upper Canada - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Upper Canada
		Historic province, the forerunner of modern Ontario, created in 1791 from the western half of the Province of Québec, including lands west of the Ottawa River and south of Rupert's Land.
		Only sparsely populated before the American Revolution, the region that was to become Upper Canada soon became home to many Loyalists fleeing north after the colonial forces triumphed.
		In 1840, following rebellions both in Upper Canada (against oligarchy) and in Lower Canada (against domination by English speakers), Upper Canada became Canada West, part of the United Province of Canada (1841–67), predecessor of the Dominion of Canada.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Upper+Canada (329 words)

	1837 Rebellions, The - Charlottetown Conference of 1864 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There were a number of rebellions in both Upper and Lower Canada in 1837.
		The British sent in troops to quell the disturbances, and despite brave resistance, the movement was crushed.
		The radical arm of the Reform Movement in Upper Canada led the rebellion.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /charlottetown/glossary/rebellion.html (341 words)

	Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine
		LaFontaine was educated at the Collège de Montréal under the direction of the Sulpicians, and was called to the bar of the province of Lower Canada on the 18th of August 1829.
		The rebellion broke out afresh in the autumn of 1838; the constitution of 1791 was suspended; LaFontaine was imprisoned for a brief period; and Papineau, who favored annexation by the United States, was in exile.
		After the death of Sir James Stuart in 1853 LaFontaine was appointed chief justice of Lower Canada and president of the seigneurial court, which settled the vexed question of land tenure in Canada; and in 1854 he was created a baronet.
	www.nndb.com /people/669/000107348 (504 words)

	Quebec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Great Britain acquired Canada by the Treaty of Paris (1763) when King Louis XV of France and his advisers chose to keep the territory of Guadeloupe for its valuable sugar crops instead of New France, which was viewed as a vast, frozen wasteland of little importance to the French colonial empire.
		Like their counterparts in Upper Canada, in 1837, English and French speaking residents of Lower Canada, led by Louis-Joseph Papineau and Robert Nelson, formed an armed resistance group to seek an end to British colonial rule.
		The former Province of Canada was again divided into its two previous parts as the provinces of Ontario (Upper Canada) and Quebec (Lower Canada).
	q-basic.xodox.de /Quebec (2607 words)

	The Canadian Rebellion of 1837-38 -Border Strife at Buffalo
		The leaders most closely associated with the Patriot uprising were Louis Joseph Papineau and William Lyon Mackenzie, the former of Lower Canada, and the latter of Upper Canada.
		The risings in Upper and Lower Canada were simultaneous, and equally disastrous to the Patriots.
		The rebellion in Upper Canada opened with a proclamation, entitled: "Independence." It was issued by Mackenzie, and pointed out that all strikes for independence on the American continent had been successful.
	www.buffalonian.com /history/articles/1801-50/canrebellion.html (1039 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's patriote.html
		The Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837-38 was one of those conflicts, like the English Civil War, the American Civil War, or the French Revolution, where the presumed justness of the cause was tarnished by the ultimate escalation to bloodshed.
		The Rebellion left deep scars on the French-Canadian soul that surface even today, with the flash of red, white, and green Patriote flags at a Fete Nationale parade.
		Soderstrom suggests that influenced by Nelson, a passionate libertarian, the Rebellion was more of a failed revolution than a struggle by the French to overthrow their English masters.
	www.tomifobia.com /patriotes.html (777 words)

	Snapshot, Canada: Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This measure substantially increased the population of Canada west of the Ottawa River during this period, a fact recognized by the Constitutional Act of 1791, which split Quebec into The Canadas: Upper Canada west of the Ottawa River, and Lower Canada east of it.
		After the War of 1812, many settlers from the British Isles immigrated to Upper Canada, and began to chafe against the aristocratic Family Compact that governed the region, much as the Château Clique ruled Lower Canada.
		He recommended that self-government be granted and that Lower and Upper Canada be re-joined in an attempt to assimilate the Québécois.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /canadaweb/snapshot/Snapshot-Canada9.htm (782 words)

	Lower Canada
		In 1837, when communities throughout Lower Canada were holding "anti-coercion" meetings, to support the Patriot leaders, the government demanded that all officials support moves to ban these "seditious" meetings.
		The lower Houses of Assembly were elected, but not the upper "Legislative Councils." A favored group office-holders made up the so-called "Family Compact," like oligarchic groups in Spanish America, before and after Independence.
		Loyalist forces in Canada had little difficulty in recruiting companies from among the communities of fugitive slaves who had found a refuge north of border, or from Iroquois bands who had settled there.
	www.sonic.net /~buscador/quebec.htm (1708 words)

	Upper canada rebellion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Start the Upper canada rebellion article or add a request for it.
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	Rebellion of 1837-39 in Canada (upper Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kevin Harrington, president of ACV/CFA, informed me at NAVA 32 that it is a wide-spread mistake that the Upper Canada Reformist flag is all blue, coming from the fact that the flag kept in a museum is ripped and some people wrongly assumed that the lower half of the flag was all blue.
		While the 1837/38 rebellion in Lower Canada (Quebec) was a significant event, I will never forget my always level-headed, even-minded, very staid, history professor summing up the rebellion in Upper Canada as "little more than a drunken brawl, in downtown Toronto, easily squashed by a group of amateur policemen".
		The rebellion flag on display in Fort Malden, Amherstburg, is rather different; this is a vertical blue-white-red tricolour, with two white stars and a white crescent moon arranged vertically in the blue stripe.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca-1837u.html (1001 words)

	Welcome to Ontario
		Accordingly, rebellion in favour of responsible government rose in both regions; Louis-Joseph Papineau led the Lower Canada Rebellion and William Lyon Mackenzie led the Upper Canada Rebellion.
		The Province of Canada also began creating districts in sparsely populated Northern Ontario with the establishment of Algoma District and Nipissing District in 1858.
		Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
	www.hometowncanada.com /on (2380 words)

	The English Debate Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tredeau was indeed Canada's worst Prime Minister but he can not take the full blame, nor can modern day leaders, multi culturism was instituted before the 1970's, and as King who was Liberal during the send world war mentioned not in his exact words.
		Canada's system of government copies the British Empire model where elites and monarchs rule the day and the common man is of lesser status with no equal sufferege.
		Canada is in a mess; the current system is not working and yet no one lefty is aware to this fact.
	boards.conservativelife.com /viewtopic.php?t=68012 (2708 words)

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