Clergy Reserves in Upper Canada
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Clergy Reserves in Upper Canada were tracts of land set aside by the colonial government to support the Protestant clergy, which became a major source of political and religious controversy in early Canadian history.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial land policy
ⓘ
land reserve system ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Clergy Reserves Act 1854
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Canada legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Province of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaAllocated | one-seventh of all surveyed Crown lands ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Family Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Anglican clergy
ⓘ
Church of England in Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
hindering settlement and economic development
ⓘ
political patronage ⓘ religious inequality ⓘ |
| country | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
British Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial government of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debatedBy |
Egerton Ryerson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Strachan NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedBeneficiary | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
fragmentation of land holdings
ⓘ
increased resentment toward Anglican establishment ⓘ slowed road building and infrastructure development ⓘ |
| endTime | 1854 ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | sale and lease of reserved lands ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to separation of church and state in Canada
ⓘ
influenced later Canadian land and education endowment policies ⓘ shaped denominational relations in early Canadian history ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitutional Act 1791 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Ontario ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Baptists in Upper Canada
ⓘ
Clear Grits NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodists in Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterians not aligned with Church of Scotland ⓘ Reform movement in Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssueFor |
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
financial support of the Church of England
ⓘ
support of Protestant clergy ⓘ |
| reformedAs | secularized public lands after 1854 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
established church question in Canada
ⓘ
responsible government movement in British North America ⓘ secularization of Crown lands in Canada ⓘ |
| revenueUsedFor |
construction of Anglican churches
ⓘ
stipends for Anglican clergy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1791 ⓘ |
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