HST 307 Study Guide - Final Guide: Abjuration, Canada Company, Robert Fleming Gourlay
Document Summary
Between british take over and 1791 french are able to keep institution. Assembly and governor got into fights about what money is being spent on: governor needs money for expanses, assembly need it for ppl. French canadians thought that all these new acts were going against french culture. Radicals blaming british and there was bad crops, meaning less food: everything was blamed on the british government. Rebellion brought animosity between the french and the british: british saw french as traitors. Upper canada 1791-1840: a clash of values in a developing colony. Governor has executive council, from legislative council: family compact. Then come to believe that americans are not trustful. Conservative- ppl who have too much control they will go wild, but liberals are free and have less laws since they can be free. Americans given freedom, no one can control them so then there was a revolution. Two leading figures of the family compact is john strachan and john beverley.
