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The government of Upper Canada was dominated by a small, wealthy, and powerful group of appointed officials known by this nickname.
What is the Family Compact?
The population of Lower Canada was predominantly this language group and religious denomination.
What is Quebec?
The nickname for the small group of wealthy, mostly English-speaking officials who held power in Lower Canada's appointed government councils until the 1830s.
What was the Château Clique?
This act of the British Parliament in 1791 divided the old Province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
What is the Constitutional Act of 1791?
The Rebellions of 1837-1838 in Upper and Lower Canada led Britain to send this English reformer to report on the situation and recommend changes.
Who is Lord Durham?
This radical newspaper publisher and politician led the ill-fated Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837.
Who was William Lyon Mackenzie?
This man was the radical leader of the French Canadians during the period leading up to the 1837-1838 revolt against the British government.
Who is Louis-Joseph Papineau?
John Molson, a prominent brewer and entrepreneur, and James McGill, the founder of the university bearing his name, were two notable members of this influential group.
Who were John Molson and James McGill?
The name "Upper Canada" referred to its location along these geographic features, mostly above the headwaters of the St. Lawrence River.
What are the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River?
In 1834, the Assembly of Lower Canada sent this document, containing 92 demands for political reform, to London, which were ultimately rejected.
What are the 92 Resolutions?
The building in Quebec City, the governor's residence and seat of government offices, from which this clique derived its name.
What was the Château St-Louis?
In 1793, Upper Canada, under Simcoe's leadership, became the first province in the British Empire to take legislative steps toward the abolition of this institution.
What is slavery?
In Lower Canada, the rebellion is now commemorated annually on the Canadian statutory holiday Victoria Day, where it is known by this French name.
What is Journée nationale des Patriotes (National Patriots' Day)?
This French-Canadian radical leader of the Parti Canadien (later the Parti Patriote) was the primary political opponent of the Château Clique, demanding responsible government.
Who was Louis-Joseph Papineau?