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Why Did It Start?

First in the early 1830`s canada was in econimic distress which lead to agricultural disaster. People were starving and there was no one to help them and the on top of that british immigrants were coming in by the hundreds and causing trouble. The british brought over a diseas that killed hundreds or even thousands of french canadiens. It was called Cholera it was a diseas in the small intestines it caused severe watery diarreah,pain in the small intestine and if it was left untreated it would cause extreme dehydration leading to kidney failure and most likely death. Since the canadiens back then didn't have treatmeant for the disease this would all happen to them. Also riots would break out instantly. This went on and on for 3 years until a patriote party became more involved and made the 92 resolutions which the assmebly adopted. The assembly refused to vote any supplies in result the civil services went unpaid.In march 1837 the britsh government pushed through the British parliment the 10 russell resolutions rejecting all the major demands from the patriotes whcih gave lord Gosford to take money from the provincial treaury to pay officials in the colony. The patriotes underestimated the british government and some died he was already sending troops into lower canada.

Who were the key names invloved?

The patriotes led by Louis-Joseph Papineau. British Government Chateau Clique. Lord Durham

Papineau- The leader of the patriotes had escaped many times in battles when he was trying to be put in jail. One time he even crawled through a gutter even as some british troops intent on arresting him knocked on his sisters manor.

Chateau- He was bold enough to reject all of the patriotes major demands with a resolution called 10 russell.

Lord Durham- He was prejudice and did not believe that french should have many rights. He also made a repot about upper and lower canada saying that they united into a single colony.

What were the key battles. where were they fought and what were the dates of the battle? Why were these battles significant to outcome of the war?

There were two signifacnt battles in the Rebellion of 1837 one was called The Battle of St-Denis and The Battle of St-Eustache.The battle of St.Denis was in St.Denis. The battle of St.Denis started on november 23, 1837. First the british troops were going to try to capture Papineau but they didnt succeed because he crawled through a gutter while the Patriotes held them back. In the end the Patriotes ended up winning there first battle but also there last battle. Two days later, a second group of British troups came along and attacked a nearby town called St.Charles, killing 60 and arresting lots more patriotes.Now the patriotes were on the run scared but still if Papineau was caught the war would have been way different he would of been killed and parti rouge wouldnt be inspired and the first francophone government wouldn't have been the first francophone government and the liberal party of canada wouldnt have been made.The second battle was the battle of St. Eustache it took place on December 14, 1837. The british captured Saint-Eustache from the patriotes. The patriotes and Papineau fleed to the U.S.A. After they won they started burning all the buildings down and while the people tried to escape they would shoot them on there way out and let them burn with there houses. If the british would of lost the war would probably go on for a few more months or a year. The natives would have died in that area because of the americans looting them of there weapons and ammo.

1.What disease was brought to the british in the early 1830's that Killed many thousands of French Canadians and what were some of the symptons of it?Cholera was the diseas and some of the symptons were watery diarreah, extreme dehydration, lots of pain in the small intestines. 2.What would they do to the people escaping there homes while trying to run away from the fire? When running out of the buildings the british troops would shoot the fleeing people either being a man, woman or child and they would let them burn with there houses. 3.Why did papineau want to escape from the british? He wanted to escape because he didn't want to go back to canda or be killed because of his religion. 4.Where did papineau flee and why? he fled to the country side because the british were trying to arrest him so he got ready for a bttle right after he fled. 5.Ater all the fighting, what did lower canada become and what did upper canada become? Lower canada became Canada East and Upper canada became Canada West.The canadiens weren't very happy about the arrangement.
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