Letter from Arthur Gifford to Thomas Ranken, December 29, 1837
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A letter written by Arthur Gifford of Toronto, Upper Canada, to Thomas Ranken, Edinburgh, 29 December 1837. The letter was written during the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada and describes at length the situation.
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A desire for democratic reform brought about the rebellions in 1837-1838 in Upper Canada. William Lyon Mackenzie, one of the more extreme leaders of the reform movement, organized an armed rebellion in Toronto in December of 1837 (at Montgomery’s Tavern). The rebels were quickly dispersed by the militia and soldiers, but another uprising subsequently occurred near Brantford a few days later. The uprisings continued in 1838, occurring at Pelee Island in Lake Erie in February, at Short Hills in June, Prescott in November, and Windsor in December. These rebellions were swiftly extinguished, and ceased altogether by 1839. Government reform followed over the next decade with the union of Upper and Lower Canada into one colony in 1841, and the introduction of responsible government between 1841 and 1848.
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