Canadian Rebellions Study guide

resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.

an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.

Existing Society, Moderate Demands, Rejected, Extreme demands, Violence, Revolution & Rebellion, Reaction, Repression or Reform

An unelected official elects individuals to represent the people, but the unelected official keeps absolute power

A government where the voters are the highest authority and can choose who they want to represent them

Louis-Joseph Papineau Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan William Lyon Mackenzie Edouard-Raymond Fabre Louis Perrault Wolfred Nelson

The Chateau Clique: A small group of upper class families who all spoke English

Robert Gourlay and William Lyon Mackenzie

The Family Compact, a group of the wealthiest most influential people in Upper Canada

A more democratic government free from their respective oligarchies

John Molson, Lt.-Colonel The Hon. James McGill, Archibald Acheson

Sir Francis Bond Head, John Strachan

Durham's Report was a list of suggestions to Britain on how to solve problems in Upper and Lower Canada

After losing their 13 colonies and facing rebellions in each Canadas, Britain wanted to know how to control their Colonies without wasting resources

1. Union of Upper & Lower Canada 2. More Democratic Government 3. Assimilation of Canadians

His first, the union of Upper and Lower Canada

The Act of Union combined Upper and Lower Canada into Canada West & East to form the province of Canada in hopes of assimilating the French

Gave Canada an appointed legislative assembly, and shrank the size of Canada West (Lower Canada)

A Bill that paid reparations to people affected by the Lower Canada rebellion

The bill was opposed by the Conservatives and Lord Elgin himself, but, it won the majority, so it was voted into law

A Bi-partisan alliance between 2 reformers, one from Canada West, the other from Canada East

They passed many bills in favor of Canada West, took steps to form Laval Uni., Uni. of Toronto, and secured pardons for rebels

They were negatively impacted as they lost land, and were forced into unsuitable lands, and still weren't considered citizens.

Liberals, Moderates, Conservatives, reformers, loyalists, and Radicals

Montgomery's Tavern: loss St Denis: Loss St. Charles: Loss

Many of the rebels were either executed for their crimes or were sentenced to slave labour in Australia or Bermuda

Led to the Act of Union which eventually led to a more open and democratic government