Rebellion+of+1837+(Upper+Canada)+7A

​ **__ Rebellion of 1837 Upper Canada __**

December 2nd 1837, a rebellion called the Reformers went against the Family Compact Government. The Family Compact was a small group of powerful people that controlled the colony of Upper Canada and were loyal to Great Britain and to the British king. The rebellion was led by William Lyon Mackenzie. Earlier before, Mackenzie issued the Seventh Report on Grievances which listed their demands. The government never responded to their demands so they planned a rebellion to overthrow the Family Compact. The rebellion was completely disorganized which led to their defeat. But Mackenzie was not done fighting. He organized raids to fight the government even after their first attack failed. He captures Navy Island and declares a "Republic of Upper Canada". Nevertheless, the British push back the raids each time. The main battle was December 7, 1837 and it was at Montgomery’s tavern were all of his men, gathered. Then unexpectedly they were attacked by Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon and about 1,000 regulars and militia supported by two cannons. Then Mackenzie with only several of his men fled back to America. The Loyalists went into the tavern then burned it to the ground. Many of Mackenzie’s men were drunk and completely shattered after the British opened fire. In the end, many of his men were wounded, killed or hanged after the bloodbath. Mackenzie and a few other cowards escaped to America in which they would be hanged if they ever came back to Canada.

Lord Durham was sent by the British government to inspect what had happened. He created a report to say that the two colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada unite as one colony and be called the United Province of Canada and grant them a responsible government. The Act of Union of 1841 agreed with one of Lord Durham’s suggestion which was to unite Canada. The Act of Union was the very first step to the uniting of the British and North American Colonies. They hoped to accomplish by this act that English-speaking members from both sides unite and control the Legislative Assembly by having the majority of votes. The expectations of this act were to get rid of governments in Upper Canada and Lower Canada and create one government that equally represented Canada West (Upper Canada) and Canada East (Lower Canada). Another expectation was to make English as the official language. The affect on Canadian identity was that it created one government and established English as Canada's official language.

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The Rebellion was extremely Disorganized



Rebellion of Upper Canada



Map of Upper Canada

2.Who was leading the 1,000 militta and cannons? A.FitzGibbon B.Family Compact C.Motgomery D.Makenzie

Drawings of the rebellion.