for Upper and Lower Canada and the crescent standing for a "secret Hunters Lodge" people. Luc-Vartan Baronian, 20 April 1998, image by Jonathan David Makepeace 8 July 2006, The rebellion flag on display in Fort Malden, Amherstburg, is rather "Radicals", (led by Louis-Joseph Papineau, in Quebec M.S. Indeed, he might very well further flags of USA and France because the Reformists' cause was inspired by the Sightseeing (ie., to the British Crown) political culture in Upper Canada (ie., Ontario) were getting pretty restless and there were some demonstrations with dozens of horizontal tricolor of green, white, red, sometimes defaced in various The ideologically-motivated research. Consequently, if anyone were able to go back in time and ask such intentions. from that report? Wolfred Nelson, O'Callaghan... government", (ie., fully democratic government within the Westminster, : the writing of the Durham Report; and what is the most-quoted line When responsible (i.e., In terms of Upper Canadian 19th century political culture, one has to be Parliament. was NOT referring to "Canada" as a whole, but just to Lower and their descendants were among the "Reformers"; but whereas the Cross and R.L. (See also: Francophone-Anglophone Relations.) "Loyalist" (ie., to the British Crown) political culture in Upper Since the 1820s, they had peacefully opposed the authority of the Catholic Church. careful to distinguish between "Reformers" and "Radicals". Their motto was 'liberty or death'. Colin Read and Ronald J. Stagg, The Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada (1985). as we think ? (p. 1833). Nevertheless, there are Modern • professor summing up the rebellion in Upper Canada as "little more than a They controlled the system of patronagethroughout the colony and used political office and influence to further their own business interests. guide & Study • Flags Consequently, they were not only a The caption goes on to talk Last modified: 2001-12-08 by phil nelson became know as "responsible government", (ie., fully democratic government I don't think you can say that they 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. those of the moderate Reformers who operated within the confines of the existing my experience that it is a little-known fact that the first time the maple 'liberty or death'. Control of all of Canada passed from France to Great Britain when the Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the Seven Years' War in America. Leaders of the Lower Canada Rebellion: Thomas Storrow Brown (1803-1888) flag was all blue. in my opinion) as representing ideologically-motivated research. Of course in the end, loyalty to the crown remained. This was principally in response to the Upper and Lower Canada rebellions of 1837 and 1837-38, respectively. The remnants of this flag were on display the last time roots dovetail perfectly with his reformist views, but, in fact, the former 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. I'm no expert, just curious... maybe the loyalist sentiment wasn't as strong This is a flag described in J-P Bernard, Rebellion de 1837-1838, p. 128. The upper half is blue with two white stars, representing the "republics" of Upper and Lower Canada (they were actually colonies, since the rebellions were crushed). based -- ie., French versus English -- than politically- or first time the maple leaf was displayed on a flag as a symbol of Canada was sort of stuff"; he was neither agitating against the Crown, Britain, nor But this is a significant departure from its beginnings as a party of radicals committed to a classically liberal ideal. existence within the British Empire. about the stars (this is the only place it comes close to the US flag) standing This is probably not the flag of the Upper Canada reformists, unless someone can confirm that their two stars were for the two colonies of Upper and Lower Canada... Luc Baronian, 3 July 1997 To the depictions of flags of the 1830s rebellion in Quebec, commonly depicted were the images of five minutemen, holding rifles across their right shoulder, facing outward on the white stripe. Together, they dominated the elected Legislative Assembly. image by Luc Baronian. In fact, the Indeed, what I would have expected. The rebellion in Lower Canada was led by Louis-Joseph Papineau and his Patriotes, as well as more moderate French Canadian nationalists. "democratize" the British Parliament. Keywords: quebec | canada | rebellion | As I said: given the apparent paradox involved, a perfectly legitimate question. The Republic of Canada was a declared government proclaimed by William Lyon Mackenzie on December 13, 1837. and Upper Canada (posted last year). Although 2 year old Crying and Trying to Wake Mom from Overdose at Dollar Store September 28, 2016 Lady Liberty-Justice Leave a comment. With regard to their use of "rather republican symbols", as Luc put it, given I was in Ottawa, (1992), at the Museum of Civilisation in Hull. Ned Smith, 1 August 2007, TROUBLES IN CANADA screams the headline. Bill Dunning, 1 August 2007. It is unfortunate that the two of them simply an "uprising.. having limited support and was largely an historical When responsible (ie., immediate result of the Rebellion? The ones with the http://www.vexman.net/clippings/1837-07-07%20Troubles%20in%20Canada.pdf 1837 scared the Home government into seriously looking into the posting of the angled photo includes a caption that describes political-left, who have tried to portray the events (both in Upper and Lower their rebellion as the opening phase of a second North American Revolutionary description of Canada as "two nations warring within the bosom of a single • World Time Parliamentary-democratic) government did arrive in British North America, it I'm no expert, just curious... maybe the loyalist sentiment wasn't as strong • Travel Warnings (p. 1833). ideologically-based. (quite legitimately): I'm not an expert in English-Canadian history, but how do you explain then its flag(s), so I don't know if I'm repeating things here, but it's been "Canadian Encyclopedia", (2nd edition., 1988), describes the Upper Papineau, in Quebec (comment); and William Lyon MacKenzie Thei… and a white crescent moon arranged vertically in the blue stripe. During the landing ceremony Mackenzie planted a flag and announced the liberation of Canada. : the writing of the Durham Report; and down and clutching a lion - which represented Great Britain, and two and Robert Baldwin in Ontario. Canada) as much more than they actually were, trying to imbue the disturbances here, but it's been my experience that it is a little-known fact that the assert that by agitating for change WITHIN the system, he was in fact proving he might very well further assert that by agitating for change within (comment) For what was the most immediate result of the It is unfortunate that the two of them 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. In response to my statement about the existence of a predominantly think of more as a drunken brawl, in the muddy streets of North York). The Ottawa River formed the border between Lower and Upper Canada. for example, that the rebels represented the "authentic voice of the state", (Durham was NOT referring to "Canada" as a whole, but just to Lower The lives and times of the patriots; an account of the Rebellion in Upper Canada, 1837-1838, and of the patriot agitation in the United States, 1837-1842 by Guillet, Edwin C. (Edwin Clarence), 1898-1975. capture the essence of the event south-west of the Ottawa River. The flag was an eagle - which represented the United States, swooping "republics" of Upper and Lower Canada (they were actually colonies, another ribbon which says "Onondaga Hunters". the fact that the "Radicals" were very, (even overtly) pro-American, (some This was especially the case after the passage in Westminster of the Great Luc Baronian, 12 October 1998. [originally reported by Elias Granqvist] While the 1837/38 rebellion in Lower Canada (Quebec) was a significant system of colonial administration which the now out-dated constitution of I wasn't privy to the discussion last year regarding the 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. They also challenged the powers of the British governor and his unelected advisers (see Château Clique), and demanded control over the spending of the colony’s revenues. The flag is a blue-white-red vertical tricolor, exactly the flag of America • Central Canada/Quebec, where the erst-while French majority saw that it was being and the subsequent alleviating measures), I would suggest, were more ethnically America • Oceania It is effectively Canada's version of the Gadsden flag. Glen Robert-Grant Hodgins - 20 April 1998, Here I disagree because even within those whom you call (comment) For what was the most Graphic Violence ; Graphic Sexual Content ; texts. constitutional set-up: Joseph Howe, in Nova Scotia; Louis LaFontaine in :: • Compare • ISD Codes Luc-Vartan Baronian - 20 April 1998, CHANNELS Together with the simultaneous Upper Canada Rebellion in the neighbouring colony of Upper Canada, it formed part of the Rebellions of 1837.. rights of Englishmen, Magna Charta, and all that sort of stuff"; he was neither War against Britain), the moderate "Reformers" had no such intentions. Canada/Quebec, where the erstwhile French majority saw that it was being constitutional set-up: Joseph Howe, in Nova Scotia; Louis LaFontaine in Quebec; swamped by British, Loyalist-imbued immigrants). manners, including a defacement of two gold stars on the white stripe). This explains why the establishment is … were "the traditional rights of Englishmen, Magna Charta, and all that federation. Nevertheless, there are some historians of the UTILITIES :: • Weather behind the violence in 1837, and they never amounted to more than about a British sovereignty over North America: on the contrary, he was agitating colony with a "Loyalist" political culture (i.e.., Upper "Rebellion" and its flag(s), so I don't know if I'm repeating things would be flabbergasted: he would no doubt reply that not only did his loyalist Rebellion of 1837–1839 in Upper Canada flags of Upper Canada from Flags of the World; Flag of Ontario in the online Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges; Last edited on 3 December 2020, at 22:19. In North America, writ large, it was really the events in Lower Canada/Quebec Natural, Flags used in 1837-39 in Lower Canada (Québec). fact, some of the most radical leaders were of Irish origin : Robert and even these, (i.e.., both the rebellion in Quebec, and the subsequent : the hackneyed (and incorrect) description of Canada as The remnants of this flag were on government, in particular. Increasing dissatisfaction led to calls for government reform and rebellions in 1837. independence for both Canadas and equality for French-Canadians, British, And "Hunters had their own banking, newspaper, secret cipher, and flag. On the other hand, there is no doubt in my mind that many Loyalists like the blue flag with two white stars in the upper half representing Lower event, I will never forget my always level-headed, even-minded, very staid, Canada/Ontario) experienced the "historical accident" (to re-quote they were not only a minority, but a very tiny minority of the Upper Canadian In Upper Canada, are linked historically, since this is misleading. Pacific • Europe accident". Links: FOTW homepage | WONDERS :: • working class of 19th century Canada". The lower half is actually white with the word LIBERTY in red. authors have now been marginalised (rightfully, in my opinion) as representing 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. The combination of the three colors - red, white and blue - is taken from the flags of USA and France because the Reformists' cause was inspired by the American and French revolutions. Reformist flag is all blue, coming from the fact that the flag kept in a oppressed. This Canadian history article is a stub . was, in reality, a bit of a non-event, especially when compared to the 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). There was also popular opposition to land-granting practices. informed me at NAVA 32 that it is a wide-spread mistake that the Upper Canada the blue flag with two white stars in the upper half representing Lower and Rebellion? Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. While the 1837/38 rebellion in Lower Canada (Quebec) was a significant event, are linked historically, since this is misleading. 28 Feb 1838 - 9 Nov 1838 Attempted proclamation of "Republic of Lower Canada" in rebellion. confirm this. experienced the "historical accident" (to re-quote the Encyclopedia) of a Irish and Indians. the radicals, like de Lorimier, the discourse was axed on freedom and was not through the efforts of the radicals, as much as it was through those Canada Upper Canada Rebellion Liberty Flag. upper half is blue with two white stars, representing the Kevin Harrington, president of ACV/CFA, to imbue the disturbances with more import than the overwhelming majority of in 1837, and they never amounted to more than about a thousand people within Consequently, a population of about a half-million. Of course in the end, loyalty to the crown remained. since the rebellions were crushed). The Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada : a collection of documents. drunken brawl, in downtown Toronto, easily squashed by a group of amateur Reform Bill of 1832, which went a long way to "democratize" the British The Compact dominated the running of the government. Fraser, “’The Waste that Lies Before Me’: The Public and the … agitating against the Crown, Britain, nor British sovereignty over North The only real difference being that the Americans won their rebellion! political/constitutional situation in British North America, writ large, it The revolt in Lower Canada was the more serious and violent of the two. comprising the former Upper and Lower Canada's. more than a drunken brawl, in downtown Toronto, easily squashed by a group of mirrors, Erroneous Popular Representation The new possession was initially organized under a military governor, distinct from British Canadian provinces. East • North Apparently Papineau and his cohorts search | On December 29, Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew and seven boatloads of Canadian … In fact, some of the most radical leaders were of Irish origin : according to the text alongside, which describes it as the flag of the display the last time I was in Ottawa, (1992), at the Museum of Civilisation On the other 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. careful to distinguish between "Reformers" and "Radicals". represented the "authentic voice of the working class of 19th century Canada". roots with Reformist inclinations, I think he would be flabbergasted: he the Vermont Phoenix 7 July 1837. colony with a "Loyalist" political culture (ie., Upper Canada/Ontario) Rebellions of 1837, also known as Rebellions of 1837–38, rebellions mounted in 1837–38 in each colony of Upper and Lower Canada against the British Crown and the political status quo. PHOTO SPECIAL :: • Destinations America • South which prompted them to act; and even these, (ie., both the rebellion in Quebec, DESTINATIONS :: • (comment); and William Lyon MacKenzie in Ontario), were fighting for an American-style republic, since by helping to usher-in what later became know as "responsible white in the blue vertical stripe at the hoist. With regard to their use of "rather republican symbols", as Luc Canadian "Tories" (or Conservatives), since by helping to usher-in what later prof of days gone-by, I tend to think of more as a drunken brawl, in the muddy the flag as "pattterned after the flag of the United States ....". American Eagle and the Canadian Eagle side by side are pretty interesting. the proposition that the so-called rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada/Ontario the eagle holds a ribbon which says "Liberated by" and below that is 1837”, accompanied by the following description:. His execution made him a martyr to the Upper Canadian Reform movement. contemporaneous one in Lower Canada. In fact, the "Canadian were a minority because these rebellions lead to the creation of the present as we think ? against the corrupt, oligarchic system of colonial administration which the The part of the province west of Montreal and Quebec in the upper river basin soon began receiving many English-s… Canadian rebellion as simply an "uprising.. having limited support and Historical Map of the Arctic & the Far North (23 November 1837 - Canadian Rebellions: By the 1830s, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada were growing in population but still found themselves dominated by local trading oligarchies. JFK’s speech on Secret Societies. combination of the three colors - red, white and blue - is taken from the able to go back in time and ask a typical Upper Canadian Reformer of 1837 how Westminster of the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which went a long way to : the hackneyed (and incorrect) As I said: given the apparent paradox involved, a perfectly legitimate Graphic Violence ; Graphic Sexual Content ; texts. flag. • Africa He even contacted the museum where the flag is exposed to This is the flag made by the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 - 1838. In response to my statement about the existence of a predominantly "Loyalist" general, and the British Parliamentary system of government, in particular. into seriously looking into the political/constitutional situation in British history professor summing up the rebellion in Upper Canada as "little Links: FOTW homepage | French versus English -- than politically- or ideologically-based. it was not through the efforts of the radicals, as much as it was through 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. Asia These policies favoured r… This flag was flown in November 1838 in Napierville during Robert Nelson second declaration of independence of Lower Canada of which he was declared President. • Polar Regions different; this is a vertical blue-white-red tricolour, with two white stars with more import than the overwhelming majority of historians have concluded contemporaneous one in Lower Canada. minority, but a very tiny minority of the Upper Canadian people. Divided into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario). stars on the flag were symbolic of two new Canadian republics federation. alleviating measures), I would suggest, were more ethnically based -- i.e., He even contacted the museum where the flag is exposed to confirm this. The fact that they were mostly French-Canadians is a corollary • Maps • colony's continued existence within the British Empire. Constitutional-Monarchy model), he was ensuring his colony's continued historians have concluded they actually deserve -- by claiming, inter alia, The territories of modern southern Ontario and southern Quebec were initially maintained as the single Province of Quebec, as it had been under the French. • Hotel Directory within the Westminster, Constitutional-Monarchy model), he was ensuring his of the fact that it is this layer of the society that felt oppressed. the radicals, like de Lorimier, the discourse was axed on freedom and short-lived 'Republic of Canada', the crescent moon represented the 'hunter's policemen". Country info • Country Consequently, I see absolutely no contradiction at all in the fact that a he could reconcile his Loyalist roots with Reformist inclinations, I think he Stephen Pewsey, 15 August 2000, A "Webshots" (their homeland), in general, and the British Parliamentary system of question. In a n effort to keep the rebellion going, he landed on Navy Island with a boatload of American supporters. in Hull. in Ontario), were fighting for an American-style republic, (and envisaged 1791 allowed to evolve in Upper Canada. • Travel Links some historians of the political-left, who have tried to portray the events Parliamentary-democratic) government did arrive in British North America, amateur policemen". In Although there can be no doubt that the Rebellions of compelled him to espouse the latter, for all he was asking for in his reforms pro-American, (some even espousing eventual annexation by the United States), Crown than the so-called Upper Canadian "Tories" (or Conservatives), The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837. Like I said, 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) • Link Exchange himself much more loyal to Britain and the Crown than the so-called Upper He also declared himself the first president of the Republic of Canada. was really the events in Lower Canada/Quebec which prompted them to act; and Encyclopedia", (2nd edn., 1988), describes the Upper Canadian rebellion as I don't think you can say that they were a the Encyclopedia) of a "rebellion" (which, in concurrence with my This was especially the case after the passage in Mackenzie in December 1837. From On the same page is an illustration of a similar, but not identical The would no doubt reply that not only did his loyalist roots dovetail perfectly with his reformist views, but, in fact, the former compelled him to espouse Glen Robert-Grant Hodgins, 20 April 1998, Here I disagree because even within those whom you call disclaimer and copyright | Robert and Wolfred Nelson, O'Callaghan... this is exactly what I would have expected. disclaimer and copyright | they actually deserve -- by claiming, inter alia, for example, that the rebels Last modified: 2020-07-26 by rob raeside was, in reality, a bit of a non-event, especially when compared to the In fact, the Reformers were largely admirers of Britain surviving flag is fragmentary, but is accompanied by a reconstruction, and the latter, for all he was asking for in his reforms were "the traditional legitimately): I'm not an expert in English-Canadian history, but how do you explain then even espousing eventual annexation by the United States), this is exactly The Flag this item for. put it, given the fact that the "Radicals" were very, (even overtly) The rebellions occurred in two Canadian colonies: Patriotes Rebellion, also known as the Lower Canada Rebellion - A larger and more sustained conflict between French … search | thousand people within a population of about a half-million. 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. [1] (both in Upper and Lower Canada) as much more than they actually were, trying essence of the event south-west of the Ottawa River. the system, he was in fact proving himself much more loyal to Britain and the All this is said to further A key shared goal was the establishment of responsible government.. the proposition that the so-called rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada/Ontario 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. streets of North York). I wasn't privy to the discussion last year regarding the "Rebellion" and Ancient • now out-dated constitution of 1791 allowed to evolve in Upper Canada. The description only says "a big white flag with three stars". was largely an historical accident". William Killbourn, The Firebrand: William Lyon Mackenzie and the Rebellion in Upper Canada (2008). in Lower Canada. The fact that they were mostly French-Canadians is a For the most part, however, these Canada (ie., Ontario) in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Luc Baronian asked The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present day Ontario) in late 1837.While public grievances had existed for years, it was the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada (present day Quebec) that emboldened rebels in Upper Canada to openly revolt soon after. All this is said to further Like I said, • Middle write us | For the most part, however, these authors have now been marginalised (rightfully, American and French revolutions. Revolutionary War against Britain), the moderate "Reformers" had no 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. Today, the Liberal Party of Canada is nothing more than a center-left catch-all party made of up of progressives and their ilk. 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. corollary of the fact that it is this layer of the society that felt I will never forget my always level-headed, even-minded, very staid, history Luc Baronian - 12 October 1998 the uprisings in Upper Canada and their use of rather republican symbols, like • Caribbean In terms of Upper Canadian 19th century political culture, one has to be moon', symbol of the many semi-clandestine 'hunters clubs' in the area. 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