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Originally Posted by alansmithee
When did Canada revolt? Didn't GB just give them their independence?
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It was an evolution versus a revolution. We did rebel against irresponsible government, which is how our "Family Compact' & 'Chateau Clique' were brought down, but then again it was less of a guns and swords and more pens and laws sort of thing. Unless of course you count the 1837 rebellions: martial law in Montreal, race riots in Niagara Falls, Mackenzie's abortive march up Yonge Street in Toronto and the skirmish at Montgomery's Tavern, and Ducombes musturing in Hamilton and the battle of Sainte-Eustache...
It all continued in 1838 too...