SMUGGLING, SUBVERSION AND SLAUGHTER
Mar 18, 2021
2 minutes
Major rebellions that had begun in late 1837 continued in 1838. US “Patriots” were crossing the border, hoping to unite with disaffected British settlers in Upper Canada and French-speaking rebels in Lower Canada to bring about another North American republic. Lord Durham arrived from Britain to propose a remedy in the form of the settlers’ democratic self-governance within the empire. This would
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