Reformers in Upper Canada

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political movement reform movement

Reformers in Upper Canada were a political movement in the early 19th century that sought responsible government and democratic reforms, challenging the conservative colonial elite known as the Family Compact.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Reform movement in Canada West	1
Reformers in Upper Canada canonical	1
Reformers in the Province of Canada	1
Upper Canada reformers	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political movement ⓘ reform movement ⓘ
activeInCentury	19th century ⓘ
activeInPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
associatedOrganization	Canadian Alliance Society ⓘ Constitutional Reform Society ⓘ Reform Party of Upper Canada ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ surface form: 1837–1838 Rebellions in the Canadas Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion formation of the Province of Canada ⓘ
country	Upper Canada ⓘ
criticized	Church of England ⓘ surface form: Anglican Church establishment appointed Legislative Council ⓘ patronage system ⓘ
demandedReformFrom	Colonial Office ⓘ surface form: British Colonial Office colonial governor of Upper Canada ⓘ
goal	curbing oligarchic rule ⓘ democratic reforms ⓘ expanded male suffrage ⓘ greater legislative accountability ⓘ reduction of executive power ⓘ reform of clergy reserves ⓘ reform of land policies ⓘ responsible government ⓘ
historicalImpact	contributed to the achievement of responsible government in British North America ⓘ influenced later Canadian liberal and reform politics ⓘ
influencedBy	American republican ideas ⓘ British constitutional ideas ⓘ liberalism ⓘ
locatedIn	British America ⓘ surface form: British North America present-day Ontario ⓘ
notableLeader	Dr. John Rolph ⓘ James Lesslie ⓘ Marshall Spring Bidwell ⓘ Peter Perry ⓘ Robert Baldwin ⓘ William Lyon Mackenzie ⓘ
opposedTo	Family Compact ⓘ conservative colonial elite ⓘ
politicalPosition	liberal ⓘ
supported	civil liberties ⓘ elected executive accountable to the assembly ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ
usedPoliticalVehicle	Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada ⓘ surface form: Upper Canada House of Assembly newspapers ⓘ petitions ⓘ public meetings ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rebellions of 1837–1838 → participant → Reformers in Upper Canada ⓘ

Clear Grits → emergedFrom → Reformers in Upper Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reform movement in Canada West

Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern → belligerent1 → Reformers in Upper Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Canada reformers

Rebellion Losses Bill controversy → supportedBy → Reformers in Upper Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformers in the Province of Canada