Act of Union 1840

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The Act of Union 1840 was British legislation that united Upper and Lower Canada into the single Province of Canada, reshaping the political structure of British North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ
aimedTo assimilate French Canadians ⓘ
centralize colonial administration ⓘ
resolve political instability in Upper and Lower Canada ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Lower Canada ⓘ
Province of Canada ⓘ
Upper Canada ⓘ
category 1840 in Canada ⓘ
1840 in law ⓘ
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom Acts of Parliament concerning Canada
constitutionalSignificance marked transition toward a more unified colonial government in British North America ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
createdEntity Province of Canada ⓘ
dateEffective 1841-02-10 ⓘ
dateEnacted 1840 ⓘ
dividedInto Canada East ⓘ
Canada West ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
established Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ⓘ
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada ⓘ
single legislature for Province of Canada ⓘ
follows Durham Report ⓘ
Rebellions of 1837–1838 ⓘ
historicalRegion British America ⓘ
surface form: British North America
influenced development of Canadian federalism ⓘ
political relationship between English and French Canadians ⓘ
introduced equal representation for Canada East and Canada West in the Legislative Assembly ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
languagePolicy initially restricted official use of French in the legislature ⓘ
legalStatus repealed ⓘ
locationOfEffect present-day Ontario ⓘ
present-day Quebec ⓘ
longTitle Act of Union 1840 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada
partOf evolution of the Canadian Confederation ⓘ
precededBy separate colonial governments of Upper and Lower Canada ⓘ
providedFor appointed governor general of the Province of Canada ⓘ
relatedTo constitutional history of Canada ⓘ
responsible government in Canada ⓘ
repealedBy Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
surface form: British North America Act, 1867
restructured legislative system of British North America ⓘ
shortTitle Act of Union 1840 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Union Act, 1840
signedBy Queen Victoria ⓘ
supersededBy Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
unitedEntity Lower Canada ⓘ
Upper Canada ⓘ

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Constitutional Act 1791 → successor → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Parliament of Upper Canada → dissolvedBy → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Rebellions of 1837–1838 → followedBy → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Province of Canada → createdBy → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Act of Union 1840 → shortTitle → Act of Union 1840 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Act, 1840
Act of Union 1840 → longTitle → Act of Union 1840 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada
Canada West → significantEvent → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Act 1840
Canada East → establishedBy → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Government of Upper Canada → dissolvedBy → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Durham Report → influenced → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Patriote movement → resultedIn → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
Château Clique → diminishedAfter → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Act 1840
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada → relatedTo → Act of Union 1840 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Act 1840