Château Clique
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The Château Clique was a small, powerful group of English-speaking merchants, officials, and landowners that dominated the government and economy of Lower Canada in the early 19th century and resisted democratic reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château Clique canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal political group
ⓘ
oligarchy ⓘ political elite ⓘ |
| alignedWith | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Parti patriote
ⓘ
surface form:
Parti canadien
Patriote movement ⓘ |
| controlled | Executive Council of Lower Canada ⓘ |
| country | Lower Canada ⓘ |
| diminishedAfter |
Rebellions of 1837–1838
ⓘ
Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
surface form:
Union Act 1840
|
| dominated |
colonial administration of Lower Canada
ⓘ
economy of Lower Canada ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | primarily English-speaking ⓘ |
| governanceStyle |
oligarchic rule
ⓘ
patronage-based politics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to causes of Lower Canada Rebellion
ⓘ
symbol of colonial oligarchic rule in Lower Canada ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-British imperial ⓘ |
| influenced | Legislative Council of Lower Canada ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Quebec, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| notableMember |
Edward Bowen
ⓘ
George Moffatt ⓘ Herman Witsius Ryland ⓘ James McGill ⓘ John Molson ⓘ Jonathan Sewell ⓘ Mathew Bell ⓘ |
| opposed |
democratic reforms
ⓘ
responsible government in Lower Canada ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
broadening of the franchise
ⓘ
expansion of French-Canadian political power ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-reform
ⓘ
conservative ⓘ |
| powerBase |
commercial monopolies
ⓘ
control of public offices ⓘ seigneurial landholding system ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Lower Canada
ⓘ
political unrest in Lower Canada ⓘ |
| seeAlso | Family Compact ⓘ |
| socialComposition |
colonial officials
ⓘ
landowners ⓘ merchants ⓘ |
| supported | governor of Lower Canada ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
limiting power of elected assembly
ⓘ
maintenance of seigneurial system ⓘ protection of British commercial interests ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.