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"Château Clique" and "Family Compact"
The "Château Clique" was a group of wealthy English merchants who held power in the councils appointed by Britain's governor, this group was active in the 1820's-1830's in Lower Canada. Around the same time, a group of wealthy English Canadian familes, the "Family Compact" held power in the councils, in Upper Canada. -
The Reform Party
In the elected assembly of 1834, the Reform party won a majority of seats in the assembly. A lot of their support came from farmers who had come to Canada from the United States, who were attracted by the prospect of good land. -
1836 Elections
In the elections of 1836, the governor made sure that a group of people whom he favored (not the "Reformers", obviously!) got the majority of seats in the elected assembly. -
Conflict over the "Ninety-Two Resolutions"
In March of 1837, Britain rejected a petition for reforms prepares by the Parti patriote. As a result, Louis-Joseph Papineau began to organize rallies against British government. -
Patriotes defeat British
The Patriotes defeated the British in a battle at Saint-Denis. -
British defeat Patriotes
The British troops defeated the Patriotes at Saint-Charles. Then, the British troops returned to Saint-Denis (where they were defeated by the Patriotes some 2 days earlier) and burned it. -
Another Rebellion Begins
After hearing about the battle at Saint-Charles in Lower Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie, who was in Upper Canada, began organizing a rebellion in Upper Canada. -
Battle of Montgoery's Tavern
On the 5th of December, 1837, William Lyon Mackenzie lead an unsuccessful attack on Toronto. His attack was unsuccessful because he was disorganized, and when the rebels were confronted by fighters loyal to the government, things did not go as planned. -
Battle at Montgomery's Tavern
The government freely gave out arms to volunteers who were willing to fight William Lyon Mackenzie and his followers. The volunteers defeated Mackenzie's men very quickly, leaving Mackenzie to flee to the United States. -
Saint-Eustache Captured
On the 14th of December, 1837, the British troops captured Saint-Eustache from the Patriote fighters. Alarmed at this, Louis-Joseph Papineau and his fellow Patriote leaders fled to the United States. British troops along with volunteers then looted and burnt many Canadien settlements in Lower Canada.
