Rebellions of 1837

In the 1830s, some people in Upper and Lower Canada believed that progress toward democracy was too slow.

When armed in-fighting amongst European settlers occurred in 1837-38 in the area outside Montreal and in Toronto, they did not have enough support to succeed.

The rebels were defeated by colonial British troops and their helping volunteers. A number of rebels were hanged or exiled.

Lord "Radical Jack" Durham, a British colonial administrator was sent form Britain to report on the rebellions. He  recommended that Upper and Lower Canada be merged and non-English people be assimilated into English-speaking Protestant culture.