Rebellions of 1837–1838

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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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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.

Upper Canada → involvedIn → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
Rebellions of 1837–1838 → alsoKnownAs → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Rebellions of 1837–1838
Rebellions of 1837–1838 → hasPart → Rebellions of 1837–1838 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Rebellions of 1837–1838 → hasPart → Rebellions of 1837–1838 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
Family Compact → associatedWithEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837
Family Compact → declinedAfter → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837
Lower Canada → significantEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada → significantEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
Act of Union 1840 → follows → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
Sir John Colborne → notableEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837–1838 in British North America
Parti rouge → relatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
British colonial authorities in Quebec → significantEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Lower Canada
George-Étienne Cartier → participatedIn → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
Government of Upper Canada → involvedInEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
colonial government of Upper Canada → relatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Durham Report → historicalPeriod → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
Durham Report → relatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellion in Upper Canada
Durham Report → relatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellion in Lower Canada
Battle of Saint-Charles → conflict → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
Battle of Saint-Charles → partOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Lower Canada
Caroline affair → conflictWith → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
William Lyon Mackenzie → leaderOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Patriote movement → associatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
Patriote movement → associatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
Reformers in Upper Canada → associatedWithEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Reformers in Upper Canada → associatedWithEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1837–1838 Rebellions in the Canadas
Château Clique → diminishedAfter → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
judiciary of Upper Canada → significantEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Upper Canada
Navy Island campaign → hasCause → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Navy Island campaign → isPartOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada → associatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Upper Canada
Battle of Saint-Denis → conflict → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Denis → partOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
Battle of Saint-Eustache → conflictOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Eustache → partOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Canada Rebellion
Battle of Saint-Eustache → turningPointIn → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Lower Canada
Battle of Saint-Eustache → relatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellion in Upper Canada (1837–1838)
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern → partOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern → conflict → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern → partOf → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Canada
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern → relatedEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Canada Rebellion
Legislative Council of Lower Canada → associatedWithEvent → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Lower Canada
Rebellion Losses Bill controversy → hasCause → Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ