The Canadas were merged into a single entity in 1841, shortly after Lord Durham published his Report on the Affairs of British North America. His report held several recommendations, most notably union of the Canadas. Acting on his recommendation, the British Parliament passed the Act of Union 1840. The Act went into effect in 1841, uniting the Canadas into the Province of Canada.
The terms "Lower" and "Upper" refer to the colony's position relative to the headwaters of the St. Lawrence River.
Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Upper and Lower Canada, and the Other British Possessions in North America. (1823)
The two colonies were created in 1791 with the passage of the Constitutional Act 1791. As a result of the influx of Loyalists from the American Revolutionary War, the Province of Quebec was divided into two new colonies, consisting of Lower and Upper Canada. The creation of Upper Canada was in response to the influx of United Empire Loyalist settlers, who desired a colonial administration modelled under British institutions and common law, especially British laws of land tenure. Conversely, Lower Canada maintained most of the French Canadian institutions guaranteed under the Quebec Act, such as the French civil law system.
In 1838 Lord Durham was sent to the colonies to examine the causes for rebellion in the Canadas. His report on the colonies recommended that the two colonies should be united, and the introduction of responsible government. The British Parliament would eventually act on the former suggestion, with the passage of the Act of Union 1840. The Act of Union went into force in 1841, and saw the Canadas united into the Province of Canada. However, the Act did not establish responsible government, which was not introduced until 1848.
^"Early flags". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
^"Royal Union Flag". The Flags of Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
^ abcWesley B. Turner (4 July 2011). The Astonishing General: The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Brock. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 12. ISBN978-1-55488-777-4.
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canadas, confused, with, united, canadas, other, uses, canada, disambiguation, canadas, disambiguation, collective, name, provinces, lower, canada, upper, canada, historical, british, colonies, present, canada, colonies, were, formed, 1791, when, british, parl. Not to be confused with United Canadas For other uses see Canada disambiguation and Canadas disambiguation The Canadas is the collective name for the provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada two historical British colonies in present day Canada 3 The two colonies were formed in 1791 when the British Parliament passed the Constitutional Act splitting the colonial Province of Quebec into two separate colonies The Ottawa River formed the border between Lower and Upper Canada Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada1791 1841Union Flag 1801 version 1 2 Anthem God Save the King Queen source source The Canadas Upper Canada orange and Lower Canada green prior to 1809 with contemporary Canada in pink surrounding itHistory Established1791 Disestablished1841Preceded by Succeeded byColony of Quebec Province of CanadaThe Canadas were merged into a single entity in 1841 shortly after Lord Durham published his Report on the Affairs of British North America His report held several recommendations most notably union of the Canadas Acting on his recommendation the British Parliament passed the Act of Union 1840 The Act went into effect in 1841 uniting the Canadas into the Province of Canada The terms Lower and Upper refer to the colony s position relative to the headwaters of the St Lawrence River Lower Canada covered the southeastern portion of the present day province of Quebec Canada and until 1809 the Labrador region of Newfoundland and Labrador 3 Upper Canada covered what is now the southern portion of the province of Ontario and the lands bordering Georgian Bay and Lake Superior 3 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Geographical Statistical and Historical Map of Upper and Lower Canada and the Other British Possessions in North America 1823 The two colonies were created in 1791 with the passage of the Constitutional Act 1791 As a result of the influx of Loyalists from the American Revolutionary War the Province of Quebec was divided into two new colonies consisting of Lower and Upper Canada The creation of Upper Canada was in response to the influx of United Empire Loyalist settlers who desired a colonial administration modelled under British institutions and common law especially British laws of land tenure Conversely Lower Canada maintained most of the French Canadian institutions guaranteed under the Quebec Act such as the French civil law system In 1838 Lord Durham was sent to the colonies to examine the causes for rebellion in the Canadas His report on the colonies recommended that the two colonies should be united and the introduction of responsible government The British Parliament would eventually act on the former suggestion with the passage of the Act of Union 1840 The Act of Union went into force in 1841 and saw the Canadas united into the Province of Canada However the Act did not establish responsible government which was not introduced until 1848 See also editThe Californias The Carolinas The Dakotas The Floridas Rhodesia region The VirginiasReferences edit Early flags Government of Canada Retrieved 2021 01 15 Royal Union Flag The Flags of Canada Retrieved 2021 01 15 a b c Wesley B Turner 4 July 2011 The Astonishing General The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Brock Dundurn Press Ltd p 12 ISBN 978 1 55488 777 4 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Canadas amp oldid 1178760952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
