York, Upper Canada
E249648
York, Upper Canada was the colonial capital of Upper Canada and a key administrative and military center that later became the city of Toronto.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| York, Upper Canada canonical | 9 |
| Newark, Upper Canada | 1 |
| Toronto, Upper Canada | 1 |
| York (now Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonial capital
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | colonial capital ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Loyalist settlement in Canada
ⓘ
development of Toronto ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States forces
|
| capitalOf | Upper Canada ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Great Britain ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | British Empire ⓘ |
| fortification | Fort York ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Graves Simcoe ⓘ |
| founderOccupation | Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| function | port and commercial centre ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial administration ⓘ |
| hadLegislativeBuildings |
Ontario Legislative Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada
|
| hasRole |
administrative centre
ⓘ
military centre ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
|
| onWaterbody |
Lake Ontario
ⓘ
Toronto Harbour ⓘ |
| partOf |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
|
| predecessor | Newark, Upper Canada ⓘ |
| predecessorRole | former capital of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| presentName | Toronto ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| region | Lake Ontario north shore ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Toronto ⓘ |
| servedAs | seat of government of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American capture of York in 1813
ⓘ
Battle of York ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defence of Great Lakes frontier ⓘ |
| successor | Toronto ⓘ |
| successorRole | capital of the Province of Canada (later Ontario) ⓘ |
| transportRole | lake shipping hub ⓘ |
| urbanSuccessor |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Toronto
|
| war | War of 1812 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newark, Upper Canada
this entity surface form:
York (now Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
this entity surface form:
Toronto, Upper Canada