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The rebellion itself failed, but its very failure helped pave the way for moderate and careful political change in British North America. This included the union of Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada and the eventual introduction of responsible government. The 1837 rebellion in Upper
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  • The rebellion itself failed, but its very failure helped pave the way for moderate and careful political change in British North America. This included the union of Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada and the eventual introduction of responsible government.
  • The 1837 rebellion in Upper Canada was a less violent, more limited affair than the uprising earlier that year in Lower Canada.
  • rebels bearing only hunting rifles, staves and pitchforks, marched south on Yonge Street. Their objective was to engage a smaller force of armed government loyalists and militia.
  • used political office and influence to further their own business interests.
  • the elite clique of politicians and officials

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