1. Canada: Causes and Effects of the 1837 Rebellion Tahira Rehman Period 3

2. 1837 Rebellions in Canada -Unsuccessful rebellions by citizens who wanted political/social reform in Lower and Upper Canada

3. Causes: Lower (Led by Moderate French Canadian Nationalists): -Economic instability -Tension between French (majority) and British (minorities) Upper: -Effect of the Lower Canadian rebellion -Unelected officials were making all of the decisions

4. Effects: -Thousands of Canadians were killed -John George Lambton wrote a report calling for a merge of the two Canada’s (Act Of Union 1841) -“Responsible Government”

5. Bibliography: http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/specifique/rebellions_e.html http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/responsible-government/ http://www.histori.ca/peace/page.do?pageID=341 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/91513/Canada/42993/The-rebellions-of-1837-38