The Rebellions of 1837-1838 were two armed uprisings in Lower Canada and Upper Canada, driven by widespread frustration with the lack of political reform under British colonial rule. The rebellions ran from December 1837 into December 1838 and were suppressed by colonial authorities, but the unrest they caused led to an official inquiry and ultimately to the granting of responsible government in the Canadas. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Rebellions of 1837-1838 were two armed uprisings in Lower Canada and Upper Canada, driven by widespread frustration with the lack of political reform under British colonial rule.
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The Rebellions of 1837-1838 () were two armed uprisings that took place in Lower and Upper Canada in 1837 and 1838. Both rebellions were motivated by
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