burning of the Parliament buildings in Montreal in 1849

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arson attack attack on a government building historical event political riot

The burning of the Parliament buildings in Montreal in 1849 was a violent protest and arson attack by angry mobs opposed to the Rebellion Losses Bill, which destroyed the seat of government and prompted the eventual relocation of Canada’s capital.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arson attack ⓘ attack on a government building ⓘ historical event ⓘ political riot ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal Parliament fire of 1849 NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology	occurred after passage of the Rebellion Losses Bill ⓘ occurred during the governorship of Lord Elgin ⓘ
coordinateLocation	45.5017°N 73.5540°W ⓘ
country	Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBySource	Canadian parliamentary histories NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary newspaper accounts in Montreal ⓘ
endTime	1849-04-26 ⓘ
followedBy	relocation of Parliament to Toronto in 1849 ⓘ subsequent sessions of Parliament in Quebec City ⓘ
hasCause	anger among Tory and merchant elites ⓘ opposition to the Rebellion Losses Bill ⓘ political tensions between English-speaking and French-speaking communities ⓘ resentment over compensation to Lower Canada rebels ⓘ
hasEffect	damage to surrounding buildings and archives ⓘ deepening of linguistic and political divisions in Canada East ⓘ loss of parliamentary records and library materials ⓘ strengthening of responsible government in the Province of Canada ⓘ
hasTypeOfViolence	arson ⓘ riot ⓘ
location	Canada East NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament Buildings, Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject	Rebellion Losses Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Governor General James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ government of Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin ⓘ
participant	angry mobs of Tory protesters ⓘ supporters of the Conservative opposition ⓘ supporters of the Rebellion Losses Bill inside Parliament ⓘ
partOf	history of responsible government in Canada ⓘ political conflicts after the Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
pointInTime	1849-04-25 ⓘ
politicalContext	conflict between Reformers and Tories in the Province of Canada ⓘ implementation of responsible government in British North America ⓘ
result	debate over the future capital of the Province of Canada ⓘ destruction of the Parliament buildings in Montreal ⓘ eventual selection of Ottawa as capital of the Province of Canada ⓘ increased political instability in the Province of Canada ⓘ relocation of the seat of government from Montreal ⓘ temporary move of Parliament to Toronto ⓘ
significantEventFor	Province of Canada Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Canadian federal capital ⓘ
startTime	1849-04-25 ⓘ

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Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada → significantEvent → burning of the Parliament buildings in Montreal in 1849 ⓘ