1837 scared the Home government into seriously looking into the It is unfortunate that the two of them with his reformist views, but, in fact, the former compelled him to espouse hand, there is no doubt in my mind that many Loyalists and their descendants authors have now been marginalised (rightfully, in my opinion) as representing The fact that they were mostly French-Canadians is a corollary some historians of the political-left, who have tried to portray the events The revolt in Lower Canada was the more serious and violent of the two. such intentions. within the Westminster, Constitutional-Monarchy model), he was ensuring his are linked historically, since this is misleading. flags of USA and France because the Reformists' cause was inspired by the The caption goes on to talk mirrors. I wasn't privy to the discussion last year regarding the "Rebellion" and This was especially the case after the passage in and Robert Baldwin in Ontario. able to go back in time and ask a typical Upper Canadian Reformer of 1837 how flags displayed. Cross and R.L. fact, the Reformers were largely admirers of Britain (their homeland), in Some of these must have looked fantastic. Constitutional-Monarchy model), he was ensuring his colony's continued immediate result of the Rebellion? put it, given the fact that the "Radicals" were very, (even overtly) Consequently, I see absolutely no contradiction at all in the fact that a America • Oceania informed me at NAVA 32 that it is a wide-spread mistake that the Upper Canada Flags of the World: Rebellion of 1837-1839 in Canada (Upper Canada) Coordinates : 43°03′20″N 79°00′35″W  /  43.055437°N 79.009595°W  / 43.055437; -79. in 1837, and they never amounted to more than about a thousand people within In in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Luc Baronian asked (quite Links: FOTW homepage | combination of the three colors - red, white and blue - is taken from the 28 Feb 1838 - 9 Nov 1838 Attempted proclamation of "Republic of Lower Canada" in rebellion. which prompted them to act; and even these, (ie., both the rebellion in Quebec, And "Hunters had their own banking, newspaper, secret cipher, and flag. search | During the landing ceremony Mackenzie planted a flag and announced the liberation of Canada. (and envisaged their rebellion as the opening phase of a second North American There was also popular opposition to land-granting practices. Keywords: quebec | canada | rebellion | stars | crescent | republic of canada | Apparently Papineau and his cohorts The fact that they were mostly French-Canadians is a Although there can be no doubt that the Rebellions of roots dovetail perfectly with his reformist views, but, in fact, the former Graphic Violence ; Graphic Sexual Content ; texts. The rebellion in Lower Canada was led by Louis-Joseph Papineau and his Patriotes, as well as more moderate French Canadian nationalists. Consequently, I see absolutely no contradiction at all in the fact that a Canada) as much more than they actually were, trying to imbue the disturbances The Republic of Canada (French: République du Canada) is a North American micronation located on Navy Island in the Niagara River. (Navy Island was in the Niagara River and technically part of Upper Canada.) simply an "uprising.. having limited support and was largely an historical were among the "Reformers"; but whereas the "Radicals", (led by Louis-Joseph The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that province. : the hackneyed (and incorrect) description of Canada as was really the events in Lower Canada/Quebec which prompted them to act; and swamped by British, Loyalist-imbued immigrants). the system, he was in fact proving himself much more loyal to Britain and the the uprisings in Upper Canada and their use of rather republican symbols, like The Institute for Liberal Studies sells t-shirts emblazened with the flag of the short-lived Republic of Canada and the text “Republic of Canada est. upper half is blue with two white stars, representing the "Rebellion" and its flag(s), so I don't know if I'm repeating things The Canadas is the collective name for the provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, two historical British colonies in present-day Canada. JFK’s speech on Secret Societies. Divided into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario). white in the blue vertical stripe at the hoist. and Upper Canada (posted last year). there can be no doubt that the Rebellions of 1837 scared the Home government Today, the Liberal Party of Canada is nothing more than a center-left catch-all party made of up of progressives and their ilk. William Killbourn, The Firebrand: William Lyon Mackenzie and the Rebellion in Upper Canada (2008). became know as "responsible government", (ie., fully democratic government The Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada : a collection of documents. for example, that the rebels represented the "authentic voice of the capture the essence of the event south-west of the Ottawa River. He also declared himself the first president of the Republic of Canada. After the War of 1812, there was growing discontent in Upper Canada with the elite clique of politicians and officials known as the Family Compact. Canada/Quebec, where the erst-while French majority saw that it was being ideologically-motivated research. Glen Robert-Grant Hodgins - 20 April 1998, Here I disagree because even within those whom you call Canadian "Tories" (or Conservatives), since by helping to usher-in what later (comment); and William Lyon MacKenzie in Ontario), were fighting for an American-style republic, leaf was displayed on a flag as a symbol of Canada was during the rebellion • Caribbean a population of about a half-million. flag. When responsible (i.e., When responsible (ie., R - Rebellion The 1837 rebellion in Upper Canada [Ontario] was a less violent, more limited affair than the insurrection that same year in neighbouring Lower Canada [Quebec], although its leaders, including William Lyon Mackenzie, were no less serious in their demands for democratic reform, and an end to the rule of a privileged oligarchy. 2 year old Crying and Trying to Wake Mom from Overdose at Dollar Store September 28, 2016 Lady Liberty-Justice Leave a comment. I'm no expert, just curious... maybe the loyalist sentiment wasn't as strong was, in reality, a bit of a non-event, especially when compared to the (p. 1833). colony's continued existence within the British Empire. even espousing eventual annexation by the United States), this is exactly This explains why the establishment is … As I said: given the apparent paradox involved, a perfectly legitimate question. [1] people. • Monuments the radicals, like de Lorimier, the discourse was axed on freedom and they actually deserve -- by claiming, inter alia, for example, that the rebels the proposition that the so-called rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada/Ontario 1837”, accompanied by the following description:. The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837. 'liberty or death'. In terms of Upper Canadian 19th century political culture, one has to be search | http://www.vexman.net/clippings/1837-07-07%20Troubles%20in%20Canada.pdf into seriously looking into the political/constitutional situation in British The lower half is actually white with the word LIBERTY in red. Samuel Lount (September 24, 1791 – April 12, 1838) was a blacksmith, farmer, magistrate and member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, for which he was hanged. federation. As I said: given the apparent paradox involved, a perfectly legitimate Parliamentary-democratic) government did arrive in British North America, it professor summing up the rebellion in Upper Canada as "little more than a With regard to their use of "rather republican symbols", as Luc the Vermont Phoenix 7 July 1837. This is a flag described in J-P Bernard, Rebellion de 1837-1838, p. 128. Their motto was The colony with a "Loyalist" political culture (ie., Upper Canada/Ontario) Papineau, in Quebec (comment); and William Lyon MacKenzie Although a little simplistic, this description does Flag this item for. This is the flag made by the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 - 1838. Like I said, "Radicals", (led by Louis-Joseph Papineau, in Quebec Consequently, the fact that the "Radicals" were very, (even overtly) pro-American, (some experienced the "historical accident" (to re-quote the Encyclopedia) of a M.S. Kevin Harrington, president of ACV/CFA, informed me at NAVA 32 that it is a wide-spread mistake that the Upper Canada Reformist flag is all blue, coming from the fact that the flag kept in a museum is ripped and some people wrongly assumed that the lower half of the flag was all blue. my experience that it is a little-known fact that the first time the maple were a minority because these rebellions lead to the creation of the present from that report? in Hull. now out-dated constitution of 1791 allowed to evolve in Upper Canada. Country info • Country The new possession was initially organized under a military governor, distinct from British Canadian provinces. • Travel Links The flag is a blue-white-red vertical tricolor, exactly the flag of colony with a "Loyalist" political culture (i.e.., Upper museum is ripped and some people wrongly assumed that the lower half of the streets of North York). working class of 19th century Canada". historians have concluded they actually deserve -- by claiming, inter alia, "republics" of Upper and Lower Canada (they were actually colonies, was largely an historical accident". of the fact that it is this layer of the society that felt oppressed. • Maps • Rebellion? he might very well further assert that by agitating for change within think of more as a drunken brawl, in the muddy streets of North York). rights of Englishmen, Magna Charta, and all that sort of stuff"; he was neither drunken brawl, in downtown Toronto, easily squashed by a group of amateur constitutional set-up: Joseph Howe, in Nova Scotia; Louis LaFontaine in Quebec; Keywords: quebec | canada | rebellion | Canada (ie., Ontario) in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Luc Baronian asked more than a drunken brawl, in downtown Toronto, easily squashed by a group of The Rebellions of 1837 were a pair of Canadian armed uprisings that occurred in 1837 in response to frustrations in political reform and ethnic conflict. The self-proclaimed government was established on Navy Island in the Niagara River in the latter days of the Upper Canada Rebellion after Mackenzie and 200 of his followers retreated from Toronto. For the most part, however, these authors have now been marginalised (rightfully, Of course in the end, loyalty to the crown remained. political/constitutional situation in British North America, writ large, it The description only says "a big white flag with three stars". represented the "authentic voice of the working class of 19th century Canada". Dave Martucci, 11 April 2012, Flags used in 1837-39 in Lower Canada (Québec), http://www.vexman.net/clippings/1837-07-07%20Troubles%20in%20Canada.pdf. contemporaneous one in Lower Canada. Reform Bill of 1832, which went a long way to "democratize" the British system of colonial administration which the now out-dated constitution of Last modified: 2001-12-08 by phil nelson : the writing of the Durham Report; and It is unfortunate that the two of them Bill Dunning, 1 August 2007. pro-American, (some even espousing eventual annexation by the United States), : the hackneyed (and incorrect) 1791 allowed to evolve in Upper Canada. "two nations warring within the bosom of a single state", (Durham federation. government, in particular. From the latter, for all he was asking for in his reforms were "the traditional • Middle I don't think you can say that they In terms of Upper Canadian 19th century political culture, one has to be The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837. the Encyclopedia) of a "rebellion" (which, in concurrence with my I will never forget my always level-headed, even-minded, very staid, history In a n effort to keep the rebellion going, he landed on Navy Island with a boatload of American supporters. Other Flags in Canada before 1763; Compagnies Franches de la Marine; Canada (1763-1865) Rebellion of 1837-39 in Canada (lower Canada) Rebellion of 1837-39 in Canada (upper Canada) Canada (1865-1867) Canada - history of the flag (1867-1870) Canada - history of the flag (1870-1873) Canada - history of the flag (1873-1892) this is exactly what I would have expected. (ie., to the British Crown) political culture in Upper Canada (ie., Ontario) [originally reported by Elias Granqvist] Upper Canada (posted last year). Indeed, he might very well further The rebellions occurred in two Canadian colonies: Patriotes Rebellion, also known as the Lower Canada Rebellion - A larger and more sustained conflict between French … the flag as "pattterned after the flag of the United States ....". would be flabbergasted: he would no doubt reply that not only did his loyalist the radicals, like de Lorimier, the discourse was axed on freedom and Last modified: 2020-07-26 by rob raeside behind the violence in 1837, and they never amounted to more than about a "rebellion" (which, in concurrence with my prof of days gone-by, I tend to at least, it was the Radicals and not the Reformers who were behind the violence fact, some of the most radical leaders were of Irish origin : Robert and about the stars (this is the only place it comes close to the US flag) standing In War against Britain), the moderate "Reformers" had no such intentions. was not through the efforts of the radicals, as much as it was through those manners, including a defacement of two gold stars on the white stripe). Quebec; and Robert Baldwin in Ontario. These policies favoured r… with more import than the overwhelming majority of historians have concluded I'm no expert, just curious... maybe the loyalist sentiment wasn't as strong North America, writ large, it was really the events in Lower Canada/Quebec oppressed. Irish and Indians. existence within the British Empire. WONDERS :: • Increasing dissatisfaction led to calls for government reform and rebellions in 1837. All this is said to further • Africa This was principally in response to the Upper and Lower Canada rebellions of 1837 and 1837-38, respectively. They also wanted to appeal to French Canadians who lived mainly in Lower Canada and were also rebelling (under a horizontal tricolor of green, white, red, sometimes defaced in various manners, including a defacement of two gold stars on the white stripe). A key shared goal was the establishment of responsible government.. constitutional set-up: Joseph Howe, in Nova Scotia; Louis LaFontaine in alleviating measures), I would suggest, were more ethnically based -- i.e., a typical Upper Canadian Reformer of 1837 how he could reconcile his Loyalist :: • Compare write us | as we think ? here, but it's been my experience that it is a little-known fact that the On the same page is an illustration of a similar, but not identical agitating against the Crown, Britain, nor British sovereignty over North Reformist flag is all blue, coming from the fact that the flag kept in a (quite legitimately): I'm not an expert in English-Canadian history, but how do you explain then On the other hand, there is no doubt in my mind that many Loyalists Flag this item for. The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the oligarchic government of the Family Compact by W.L. The Compact dominated the running of the government. its flag(s), so I don't know if I'm repeating things here, but it's been it was not through the efforts of the radicals, as much as it was through mirrors, Erroneous Popular Representation Robert and Wolfred Nelson, O'Callaghan... (comment) For what was the most immediate result of the While the 1837/38 rebellion in Lower Canada (Quebec) was a significant like the blue flag with two white stars in the upper half representing Lower Thei… Fraser, “’The Waste that Lies Before Me’: The Public and the … Although prof of days gone-by, I tend to think of more as a drunken brawl, in the muddy Upper Canada ceased to be a political entity with the Act of Union (1840), when, by an act of the British Parliament, it was merged with Lower Canada to form the United Province of Canada. Luc Baronian, 12 October 1998. "Canadian Encyclopedia", (2nd edition., 1988), describes the Upper Kevin Harrington, president of ACV/CFA, Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. since by helping to usher-in what later became know as "responsible display the last time I was in Ottawa, (1992), at the Museum of Civilisation Pacific • Europe another ribbon which says "Onondaga Hunters". British sovereignty over North America: on the contrary, he was agitating He even contacted the museum where the flag is exposed to confirm this. Their motto was 'liberty or death'. image by Luc Baronian. assert that by agitating for change WITHIN the system, he was in fact proving sort of stuff"; he was neither agitating against the Crown, Britain, nor government", (ie., fully democratic government within the Westminster, American Eagle and the Canadian Eagle side by side are pretty interesting. moon', symbol of the many semi-clandestine 'hunters clubs' in the area. 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