Act of Union 1840
The Act of Union is a British union law which was passed by the British Parliament in 1840. This created the province of Canada , in which the two provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada were combined into one province.
history
The Union Act was passed by the British House of Commons in 1839, following rebellions in 1837 where citizens protested for more democracy. The then British Prime Minister Lord Melbourne commissioned Lord Durham , as governor-general , to travel to British Canada to calm the tense situation there and to find a solution to the problem. Lord Durham proposed a United Province to develop a common trading system.
The great advantage of the Union law was that it would get a loyal English-speaking majority. This would help control the divisive forces that Durham saw in mostly French Lower Canada. Durham received approval for this law from Lower Canada in November 1839 and Upper Canada in December 1939. In 1840, the Union Act united Upper and Lower Canada to form a single province of Canada. It enabled a single legislative council to rule with the approval of the crown. The law states that the congregation should consist of an equal number of representatives. A responsible government was finally formed in 1848. 19 years later, other colonies merged into a confederation with the British North American Act 1867 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Act of Union | The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Union Act 1840. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .