Short term reasons for the revolt in Upper Canada

Question 1

RADICAL REFORMERS:

1. Who led the constitutional and moderate reformers?
   - 1837: Who led events (leader of much less moderate reformers)?
2. What happened to Mackenzie’s newspaper in 1826?
   - This made him a genuine victim of __________.
3. Who did Mackenzie begin to think UC should follow the example of in reforming?

Answer 1

1. Robert Baldwin.
   - William Mackenzie.
2. Attacked by some sons of the Family Compact.
   - Persecution.
3. America.

Question 2

EMIGRATION INTO UC:

1. Who predominently emigrated into UC during the 1830s?
2. What was the general attitude towards them?
3. Who was against the mass emigration of poor people into UC?
4. What increased concern regarding emigration during in 1830s?

Answer 2

1. Irish immigrants.
2. Resentment, seen as criminals, diseased, feckless etc.
3. Family Compact.
4. Cholera epidemics (1832 and 34), Financial Crisis of America, 1837.

Question 3

ACTION OF LIEUTENANT GOVS:

1. What did Sir Francis Head do to some moderates?
   - What did this prompt?
2. A law was passed preventing members of the legislature from serving as what?
3. This lead to many Reformers beginning to think that _________ was now necessary.

Answer 3

1. Invited them onto executive committee, then removed them from office.
   - 1836 election.
2. Executive councillors.
3. Rebellion.