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Rebellions of 1837

The Push for “Responsible Government”

Step 1

!   In partners, read through pages 131-137 and define/
explain (5 W’s/need-to-know) the following on paper:

!   Oligarchy

!   “Family Compact,” ”Chateau Clique”

!   Responsible Government
!   William Lyon Mackenzie
!   Louis-Joseph Papineau
!   The Rebellions of 1837 (Upper Canada/Lower Canada)
!   Lord Durham’s Report
!   The Act of Union, 1841

Step 2

!   Join another partner group and read through the “Civil
Disobedience” article

!   Discuss the following (someone should take notes):

!   What is “Civil Disobedience” as defined by the article?
!   What examples are presented in the article? What

examples do you know about that could be added?
!   Do you think civil disobedience justified? Why/why not?
!   Do you think the Canadian Reformers were justified in

their rebellions? Why/why not?