Jacob De Witt was a businessman, banker and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East, Province of Canada. Beginning in the hardware trade, he expanded into steamship transportation on the Rive
Louis-Joseph Papineau, leader of the Parti patriote
Denis-Benjamin Viger, Patriote leader whose connection to the Banque du Peuple was unclear
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, leader of the French-Canadian Group
The Parliament buildings in Montreal in flames, after passage of the Rebellion Losses Bill
The Report on the Affairs of British North America, commonly known as the Durham Report or Lord Durham's Report, is an important document in the history of Quebec, Ontario, Canada and the British Empi