Rebellions of 1837–1838

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19th-century conflict armed uprising historical event political rebellion

The Rebellions of 1837–1838 were armed uprisings in the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, driven by demands for political reform and responsible government that ultimately helped spur major constitutional changes in British North America.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Rebellions of 1837–1838 canonical	11
Upper Canada Rebellion	11
Lower Canada Rebellion	7
Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Lower Canada	4
Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Upper Canada	2
1837–1838 Rebellions in the Canadas	1
Canadian Rebellions of 1837–1838	1
Rebellion in Lower Canada	1
Rebellion in Upper Canada	1
Rebellion in Upper Canada (1837–1838)	1
Rebellions of 1837	1
Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Canada	1
Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837–1838 in British North America	1
Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century conflict ⓘ armed uprising ⓘ historical event ⓘ political rebellion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ surface form: Canadian Rebellions of 1837–1838
cause	economic grievances ⓘ ethnic and cultural tensions ⓘ frustration with oligarchic rule ⓘ lack of responsible government ⓘ
country	British Canada ⓘ surface form: British North America
endTime	1838 ⓘ
followedBy	Act of Union 1840 ⓘ Province of Canada ⓘ
hasEffectOn	development of Canadian democracy ⓘ evolution of Canadian constitutional law ⓘ
hasPart	Rebellions of 1837–1838 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion Rebellions of 1837–1838 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
leader	Louis-Joseph Papineau ⓘ William Lyon Mackenzie ⓘ
location	Lower Canada ⓘ Upper Canada ⓘ present-day Ontario ⓘ present-day Quebec ⓘ
mainSubject	colonial self-government ⓘ political reform ⓘ responsible government ⓘ
opponent	British Army ⓘ British colonial authorities ⓘ colonial militias ⓘ
opposedBy	Château Clique ⓘ Family Compact ⓘ
participant	Château Clique opponents ⓘ Family Compact opponents ⓘ Patriote movement ⓘ Reformers in Upper Canada ⓘ
partOf	history of British North America ⓘ history of Canada ⓘ
result	Durham Report ⓘ Province of Canada ⓘ surface form: Union of the Canadas defeat of rebel forces ⓘ gradual introduction of responsible government ⓘ major constitutional changes in British North America ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern ⓘ Battle of Saint-Charles ⓘ Battle of Saint-Denis ⓘ Battle of Saint-Eustache ⓘ Caroline affair ⓘ Navy Island campaign ⓘ
startTime	1837 ⓘ

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

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