In 1837 and 1838, French Canadian militants in Lower Canada fought against the British Crown. The wars resulted in tensions between the minority groups and the majority. Although the rebellions failed, they brought political reforms in the country. Tensions grew between the minorities and majorities after a series of shooting deaths of French Canadians by members of the British army. The 1837 and 1838 rebellions were aggravated after the resolutions that they had agreed upon were not met. The Legislative Assembly denied civil servants their wages causing public services to halt. To fight the injustice, the French Canadian majorities created constitutional associations and appealed to the British Government. However, the British Government responded by rejecting the Patriotes demands and gave power to Lord Gosford to directly pay the colony’s officials. This situation led to mass protests throughout the colony.
The British Government imposed itself and discriminated against the French Canadian majorities. Civil servants were not appropriately compensated therefore leading to mass protests. The British Government failed to adequately respond to the grievances of the French Canadians. If the grievances were appropriately addressed, the rebellions would have been avoided thus saving a lot of lives. The British Government refused to address the grievances as they did not want the French Canadian majority to have control of the colony. The French Canadians had no choice but to rebel against the British rule but they were poorly equipped to win the war. These rebellions failed but they instigated the introduction of a responsible government. This article relates to the course as it teaches us about the history of Lower Canada. It explores the history of French Canadian rebellions against the British Government.
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