Upper Canada

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Upper Canada was a British colony established in 1791 in what is now southern Ontario, created to govern the predominantly English-speaking Loyalist settlements west of the Ottawa River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colony
former colony
historical political entity
borderedBy Great Lakes
Lower Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
capital Newark
York
continent North America
country United Kingdom
createdBy Constitutional Act 1791
createdFrom Province of Quebec
currency pound
dissolved 1841
established 1791
ethnicGroup American Loyalists
surface form: United Empire Loyalists
executiveHead Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
flagUsed Union Flag
surface form: Union Jack
governedBy Family Compact
hadInstitution Clergy reserves
involvedIn Rebellions of 1837–1838
War of 1812
legalSystem English common law
legislativeBody Parliament of Upper Canada
surface form: Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

Parliament of Upper Canada
surface form: Legislative Council of Upper Canada
legislature Parliament of Upper Canada
locatedOn north shore of Lake Ontario
north shore of the Saint Lawrence River
mergedInto Province of Canada
monarchDuringExistence George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III

George IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: George IV

Queen Victoria
surface form: Victoria

William IV
namedAfter upper reaches of the Saint Lawrence River
officialLanguage English
populationCharacteristic Loyalist settlements
predominantly English-speaking
presentLocation Canada
Ontario
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
fur trade
timber trade
religionPolicy Church of England
surface form: established Anglican Church
separatedFrom Lower Canada
sovereign British Crown
successor Western Canada
surface form: Canada West

Ontario
todayPartOf Southern Ontario
surface form: southern Ontario

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Canada Company operatedIn Upper Canada
Canada Company regionServed Upper Canada
Queenston, Upper Canada locatedIn Upper Canada
Queenston, Upper Canada colonialAdministration Upper Canada
this entity surface form: Province of Upper Canada
defence of Upper Canada location Upper Canada
subject surface form: Defence of Upper Canada
defence of Upper Canada result Upper Canada
subject surface form: Defence of Upper Canada
this entity surface form: Upper Canada remained under British control
York County, Ontario partOf Upper Canada
Amherstburg, Upper Canada (during service in North America) country Upper Canada
subject surface form: Amherstburg, Upper Canada
Amherstburg, Upper Canada (during service in North America) locatedIn Upper Canada
subject surface form: Amherstburg, Upper Canada
Joseph Bloor region Upper Canada
John Vincent areaOfOperations Upper Canada
John Norton regionDefended Upper Canada
John Norton placeOfActivity Upper Canada
Government of Upper Canada country Upper Canada
York, Upper Canada locatedIn Upper Canada
York, Upper Canada capitalOf Upper Canada
Peter Hunter governedTerritory Upper Canada
Alexander Grant workLocation Upper Canada
Francis Gore administeredTerritory Upper Canada
Peregrine Maitland residence Upper Canada
Navy Hall locatedInTime Upper Canada
Government House, York locatedIn Upper Canada
Government House, York associatedWith Upper Canada
this entity surface form: Province of Upper Canada
Durham Report jurisdictionDiscussed Upper Canada
Reformers in Upper Canada country Upper Canada
judiciary of Upper Canada country Upper Canada
judiciary of Upper Canada locatedIn Upper Canada
Battle of Moraviantown location Upper Canada
Roger Hale Sheaffe servedIn Upper Canada
Roger Hale Sheaffe residence Upper Canada
Gordon Drummond was wounded in the battle governedTerritory Upper Canada
subject surface form: Gordon Drummond
Navy Island campaign hasLocation Upper Canada
George Arthur workLocation Upper Canada
Siege of Fort Erie countryAtTime Upper Canada