Of Upper and Lower Canada 1837 What we know already Residents of Upper and Lower Canada were dissatisfied with their governments in the early 1830s Their governments were undemocratic decisions were not fairly made through elections because the officials came from only a small group of th ID: 362060
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Slide1
The rebellions
Of Upper and Lower Canada 1837Slide2
What we know already:
Residents of Upper and Lower Canada were dissatisfied with their governments in the early 1830s. Their governments were
undemocratic
(decisions were not fairly made through elections) because the officials came from only a small group of the
elite
(rich people at the top of society and government). The residents opposed the power of the
Cheateau
Clique
(L.C.) and
Family Compact
(U.C.
)
Farmers
found the period difficult. Declining wheat prices required them to change the crops they grew. The
economy
was suffering.
The two governments of Upper and Lower Canada did not agree with each other, so it was difficult to make improvements such as transportation. Slide3
What we know cont’d…
The increasing population led to the demand for land that was not available:
- In
Upper Canada
, they thought that the land should be owned
by the people
who worked on it, not the clergy reserves (owned by
church officials
),
Crown
reserves (owned by Great Britain) or rich
people who
didn
’
t
work on the
land
-
In
Lower Canada
, the situation was the same but made worse by
the Seigneurial
system (too many people having to divide up the
land)
The
people wanted
reform
(changes to government policies) and so they needed strong leaders
.Slide4
Louis-Joseph
PapineauSlide5
Rebellions of Lower Canada: Battle of
Saint-DenisSlide6
Rebellions of Lower Canada: Battle of
Saint-DenisSlide7
Rebellions of Lower Canada: Battle of
Saint-CharlesSlide8
The Rebellions of Lower Canada: Battle of
Saint-EustacheSlide9
Sir Francis Bond HeadSlide10
William Lyon MackenzieSlide11
Rebellion of Upper Canada December 1837Slide12
Rebellion
of Upper
Canada: Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern Slide13
Mackenzie for his newspaper The Colonial Advocate:
“The family connection rules Upper Canada. A dozen nobodies, and a few placemen, pensioners and individuals of well-known narrow and bigoted principles: the whole of the revenue of Upper Canada are in reality at their mercy; they are paymasters, receivers, auditors, King, Lords and Commons.”
“CANADIANS! Do you love freedom? I know I do. Do you hate
opression
? Who dare deny it? Do you wish perpetual peace…a government bound to enforce the law to do each other as you would be done by? Up then brave Canadians! Get ready your rifles and make short work of it…”Slide14
The Rebellions of 1837: The Aftermath
Even though these battles happened, they show that the numbers of people in this rebellion were no match to the army.
The rebellions were a shock to the government in Upper and Lower Canada. In London, the British Government decided that something had to be changed to prevent this from happening again---but what changes could they make? Changes to the structure of government?
Slide15
Your Activity: Is it Justified?
I’ll be giving each group a scenario (a situation) where you must decide what your response would be to the situation at hand.
Then you must present it to the rest of the class
Think about the possible pros and cons and trying to see something from someone else’s viewpoint.
Remember—there’s no right or wrong answer!
We’ll do a blind survey to see what the class thinks!