Rebellions of 1837–1838
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The Rebellions of 1837–1838 were two armed uprisings that took place in Lower and Upper Canada in 1837 and 1838. Both rebellions were motivated by frustrations with lack of political reform. A key sha
The Battle of Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
A Punch political cartoon depicts a baby Canada "delighted with responsible government", 1849. The establishment of responsible government was recommended in a report on the rebellions.
Republic of Upper Canada
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The Republic of Upper Canada was a short-lived state proclaimed by William Lyon Mackenzie on December 13, 1837. It collapsed a month later on January 14, 1838. The self-proclaimed provisional governme
Rebellions of 1837–1838
…fighting continued sporadically for months. Many of the rebels fled to the United States. Rebel leader William Lyon Mackenzie established a short-lived "Republic of Canada" on Navy Island in the Niagara River but withdrew from armed conflict soon thereafter. Charles Duncombe and Robert Nelson helped establish a militia…
The proclamation and constitution of the provisional government