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Family Compact
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The Family Compact was a small closed group of men who exercised most of the political, economic and judicial power in Upper Canada from the 1810s to the 1840s. It was the Upper Canadian equivalent of
John Robinson. Acknowledged leader of the Family Compact. Member of the Legislative Assembly and later the Legislative Council.
John Robinson. Acknowledged leader of the Family Compact. Member of the Legislative Assembly and later the Legislative Council.
Bishop Strachan. Acknowledged Anglican leader in the Family Compact.
Bishop Strachan. Acknowledged Anglican leader in the Family Compact.
Æneas Shaw. Early member of the compact. Appointed to the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Upper Canada in 1794.
Æneas Shaw. Early member of the compact. Appointed to the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Upper Canada in 1794.
Sir Allan Napier MacNab, 1st Baronet Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Sir Allan Napier MacNab, 1st Baronet Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Upper Canada Rebellion
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The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada in December 1837. While public grievances had existed for years in Upper Canada,
Family Compact
…suspect the loyalty of the so-called "Later Loyalists" – "Americans" who had emigrated after 1800 for land. The issue came to a head around 1828 in the "Alien Question". Following the war, the colonial government took active steps to prevent Americans from swearing allegiance, thereby making them ineligible to obtain…
Battle of Montgomery's Tavern
Battle of Montgomery's Tavern
Marketplaces like St. Lawrence Market were commonly used public spaces by political unions.
Marketplaces like St. Lawrence Market were commonly used public spaces by political unions.
The appointment of Francis Bond Head as the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada was initially warmly greeted, though his administration was later met
The appointment of Francis Bond Head as the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada was initially warmly greeted, though his administration was later met with controversy.
Democratic cartoon from 1833 showing Jackson destroying the Second Bank of the United States, to the approval of the Uncle Sam like figure to the righ
Democratic cartoon from 1833 showing Jackson destroying the Second Bank of the United States, to the approval of the Uncle Sam like figure to the right, and annoyance of the bank's president, shown as the Devil himself