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What happened after the Climax?

The Results of The Rebellions of 1837 Lower and Upper Canada,. What happened after the Climax?. Lord Durham’s Report. Two major recommendations: Union of the Canadas Responsible Government Does this help with what caused the rebellions?. Lord Durham’s Report Affect on Upper Canada.

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What happened after the Climax?

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  1. The Results of The Rebellions of 1837 Lower and Upper Canada, What happened after the Climax?

  2. Lord Durham’s Report • Two major recommendations: • Union of the Canadas • Responsible Government • Does this help with what caused the rebellions?

  3. Lord Durham’s Report Affect on Upper Canada • Durham was more sympathetic with the more moderate reformers • Blamed the Family Compact for the slowness in the development before the rebellions • He wanted them to have more responsible government but left the areas of trade and international affairs

  4. Lord Durham’s Report Affects on Lower Canada • Was not as sympathetic towards Lower Canada • Claimed the Rebellions as an ethnic issue • “two nations warring in the bosom of a single nation” • From Canada: A National History p. 180 • Blame economic issues on the French Canadiens • Recommended the assimilation of the French into English Culture • What does this mean for the causes of the rebellion? What would have been more fair?

  5. What happened to Leaders of the Rebellions? • Papineau fled to the US after Rebellions but would return with amnesty in 1844 and eventually work in politics • Mackenzie once Exiled continued to have uprisings along the border • Show from minute 2 to minute 3 of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3oFDUBuRoQ&feature=related

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