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Act of Union 1840-1841
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Charles Poulett Thomson
Act of Union 1840-1841
Down Sides
Charles Poulett Thomson played a very significant role in order to make the act of union happen. He was the man that was sent to get agreement from both Lower and Upper Canada. He was successful in his job as he received consent from Lower Canada in November 1837 and Upper Canada in December 1837.
Both Canada's had a group of people that were against the act. For Upper Canada the family compact disagreed with union. The family compact is a group of people that judged collectively the laws of Upper Canada. In Lower Canada religious leaders didn't like the act because of the anti-French proposal.
After Thoughts
Once the agreement was made, what used to be Lower Canada realized that they were at the disadvantage of the deal. They were displeased with the act of union because they had lower population and smaller debt. However, Lower Canada came to consensuses and settled with the act of union.
Here is the first page of the Act of Union agreements. Stating all that would be done to unite the two Canada's together.
Act of Union
The British Commons introduced the idea of uniting what once was two Canada's in to one. The idea came up in 1837. However, the act of union was agreed to on February 10th 1841.
What were the Goals of the Act?
There were many goals with the act. The first was to develop a parliament with both Lower and Upper Canada included. Another goal was to minimize dept and banish the French language from government use.
What was the Act of Union?
The act of union was an action trying to join Upper and Lower Canada together into one government. This then became the Province of Canada. However, later on became Ontario and Quebec.