j) Why was there a revolt in Upper Canada in 1837?

Long term causes: the 1791 constitution created a political system which ordinary Canadians thought was unfair. Overall control of the province rested with the governor who was appointed by:

• The crown

• the family compact

• the Anglican church

• ordinary Canadians

Long term causes: the 1791 constitution created a political system which ordinary Canadians thought was unfair. The day to day ruler of Upper Canada was the Lieutenant Governor who was appointed by:

• The governor (who was appointed by the crown)

• the family compact

• the Anglican church

• ordinary Canadians

Long term causes: the 1791 constitution created a political system which ordinary Canadians thought was unfair. The government of the province was made up of the executive council and legislative council which was dominated by:

• The crown

• the family compact

• the Anglican church

• ordinary Canadians

Long term causes: the family compact dominated political power and landownership in Upper Canada, they were:

• wealthy landowners who were loyalists and Anglican

• Wealthy merchants who were loyalists and Catholic

• French speaking Canadians

Long term causes: one seventh of all lands in upper Canada what owned by the Anglican church with profits from their sale or rental supporting the church. This land was known as the:

• Clergy reserves

• Chateau clique

• Vicarage reservations

Long term causes: existence of the clergy reserves annoyed the majority upper of Upper Canadians who were re not Anglican. However reform of the clergy reserves was unlikely when the government was dominated by:

• the family compact

• the Chateau clique

• the Sons of Liberty

Short term causes: opposition to the political system in upper Canada and to the control of the family compact grew in the 1820s and 30s. One part of the political system that was directly elected was called:

• the legislative council

• executive council

• the legislative assembly

Short term causes: a new party became popular in the legislative assembly called the reformers. They called for ‘responsible and cheap government’ in addition to constitutional change. Their leader was...

• William Lyon Mackenzie

• Robert Baldwin

• Louis Joseph Papineau

Short term causes: In 1835 whilst Robert Baldwin was away in London attempting to encourage constitutional reform radical members of the reform party came to dominate its leadership. The key figure pushing for rebellion was...

• William Lyon Mackenzie

• Jack Durham

• Louis Joseph Papineau

Short term causes: increased immigration from what group in the 1830s was resented by the upper Canadians as they were prejudicial to this group - regarding them as criminal and lazy- and blaming them for outbreaks of cholera:

• Irish

• Welsh

• Scottish