The Rebellions of 1837 and 1838

  • Fights over elections.

    Fights over elections.
    Fighting sometimes broke out between Canadian voters and English speaking voters during the elections for assembly. In the most serious event in 1832 British soldiers were called in to break up a fight and shot three Canadians.
  • Period: to

    The rebellion of 1837 and 1838

  • crop failure

    crop failure
    four years of crop failures had brought hardship to lower Canada.
  • Britian rejects papineau's form

    Britian rejects papineau's form
  • more crop failure

    more crop failure
    this time there was crop failures in upper Canada
  • British troops abandon upper Canada

    British troops abandon upper Canada
    British troops "march" into lwer Canda leaving upper Canada without troops.
  • Battle of saint-denis

    Battle of saint-denis
    the Battle of sain-denis is one of the battles that the rebels won
  • Battle of saint-charles

    Battle of saint-charles
    the rebels lost this one and afterwords the British troops marched to siant-denis and burnt it to the ground
  • Mackenzie gathers the troops

    Mackenzie gathers the troops
    After the battle of saint-charles in lower Canada he begins to gather troops in upper Canada
  • "battle" of york

    "battle" of york
    mackenzies troops march forword fire a few shots and retreat.
  • Britin arms volunteers

    Britin arms volunteers
    Britin arms local volunteers to get rid of Mackenzie