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__**The Rebellion of 1837- Lower Canada**__

the rebels,or, patriotes, made many requests of the british government ( the 92 resolutions) and the british government denied them even though they got 75% of the votes.This made the rebels angry so they started to fight the british for the rights they wanted. In the end, the government overpowerd the rebels but agreed to make some changes to hte way they ran the country.
 * Why did it start?**

The rebels were led by Louis-Joseph Papinea, who was 'wanted' by the british government. The rebels were called patriots. Colonel Wetherall was the british colenel who led the battle and Saint Charles that ended the rebellion. Another british colenel, Colenel Gore led the attack at St Denis.(info found in voices and visions and our canada)
 * Who were the key people involved?**

One of the affects was a drastic change in government, Canada started to get more similar to the democracy we have today. This was also the first time Canadian citizens "stood up" to the british government. Without this rebbellion Canada may not have been the democracy it is today.
 * What was the effect on canadian identity as result of the conflict?**

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