Reformers in Upper Canada

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Reformers in Upper Canada were a political movement in the early 19th century that sought responsible government and democratic reforms, challenging the conservative colonial elite known as the Family Compact.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement ⓘ
reform movement ⓘ
activeInCentury 19th century ⓘ
activeInPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
associatedOrganization Canadian Alliance Society ⓘ
Constitutional Reform Society ⓘ
Reform Party of Upper Canada ⓘ
associatedWithEvent 1837–1838 Rebellions in the Canadas ⓘ
Upper Canada Rebellion ⓘ
formation of the Province of Canada ⓘ
country Upper Canada ⓘ
criticized Anglican Church establishment ⓘ
linked to: Church of England

appointed Legislative Council ⓘ
patronage system ⓘ
demandedReformFrom British Colonial Office ⓘ
linked to: Colonial Office

colonial governor of Upper Canada ⓘ
goal curbing oligarchic rule ⓘ
democratic reforms ⓘ
expanded male suffrage ⓘ
greater legislative accountability ⓘ
reduction of executive power ⓘ
reform of clergy reserves ⓘ
reform of land policies ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ
historicalImpact contributed to the achievement of responsible government in British North America ⓘ
influenced later Canadian liberal and reform politics ⓘ
influencedBy American republican ideas ⓘ
British constitutional ideas ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
locatedIn British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

present-day Ontario ⓘ
notableLeader Dr. John Rolph ⓘ
James Lesslie ⓘ
Marshall Spring Bidwell ⓘ
Peter Perry ⓘ
Robert Baldwin ⓘ
William Lyon Mackenzie ⓘ
opposedTo Family Compact ⓘ
conservative colonial elite ⓘ
politicalPosition liberal ⓘ
supported civil liberties ⓘ
elected executive accountable to the assembly ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
religious pluralism ⓘ
usedPoliticalVehicle Upper Canada House of Assembly ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ
petitions ⓘ
public meetings ⓘ

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Rebellions of 1837–1838 → participant → Reformers in Upper Canada ⓘ
Clear Grits → emergedFrom → Reform movement in Canada West ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern → belligerent1 → Upper Canada reformers ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Rebellion Losses Bill controversy → supportedBy → Reformers in the Province of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Reform Party of Upper Canada → partOf → Reform movement in British North America ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Clergy Reserves in Upper Canada → opposedBy → Reform movement in Upper Canada ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Château Clique → comparedWith → Family Compact in Upper Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: Château Clique in Lower Canada
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Colonial Advocate → politicalAlignment → Reform movement in Upper Canada ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Colonial Advocate → associatedWithEvent → Upper Canada reform movement ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonial Advocate newspaper
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Marshall Spring Bidwell → partOf → Upper Canada Reformers ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
James Lesslie → movement → Upper Canada Reform movement ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
John Rolph → memberOf → Reform movement in Upper Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: Dr. John Rolph
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Canadian Alliance Society → movement → Upper Canada reform movement ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada
Christopher Alexander Hagerman → areaOfInfluence → Upper Canada politics ⓘ
linked to: Reformers in Upper Canada