The Canadian Revolution: Explained Documentary
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I generally enjoy the short and pithy format, but this time I think Mr Narrator you left us hanging with too little explanation of the events that followed resulting in the independent country Canada is today. Happily many of the comments from people who are presumably Canadians filled in the big gaps explaining what happened from there. To them I say thank you
Date: 2022-07-19
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Casey
You missed the best parts of the story of the Upper Canada Rebellion:
(1) It literally started in a bar
(2) The armed men intended to storm Toronto and hold the Governor hostage. They were instead stopped on the road into Toronto and engaged the militia in a gun battle. When the first line of shooters fired and then dropped to the prone position to reload their guns, many of the people behind them scattered in all directions because they assumed all the people in front of them had been shot dead. Yes really. Pro tip: do not plan your revolutionary uprising while drunk
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You missed the best parts of the story of the Upper Canada Rebellion:
(1) It literally started in a bar
(2) The armed men intended to storm Toronto and hold the Governor hostage. They were instead stopped on the road into Toronto and engaged the militia in a gun battle. When the first line of shooters fired and then dropped to the prone position to reload their guns, many of the people behind them scattered in all directions because they assumed all the people in front of them had been shot dead. Yes really. Pro tip: do not plan your revolutionary uprising while drunk
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Day
I like answering new Canadians when they ask, what's the difference between Canada and USA? I tell them we did not have a revolutionary war, nor a civil war. We are one of a handful of countries that can make that claim. Also, the only person who suffered for our independence was the mailman. We sent a letter to Queen Victoria. She sent a letter back saying, see ya, I'm into Indian tea, not beaver tails (okay, I made up that last part) England had to choose between keeping Canada or India. The latter at the time had more to offer.
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I like answering new Canadians when they ask, what's the difference between Canada and USA? I tell them we did not have a revolutionary war, nor a civil war. We are one of a handful of countries that can make that claim. Also, the only person who suffered for our independence was the mailman. We sent a letter to Queen Victoria. She sent a letter back saying, see ya, I'm into Indian tea, not beaver tails (okay, I made up that last part) England had to choose between keeping Canada or India. The latter at the time had more to offer.
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Kekus
What isn't mentioned here is that Lord Durham was of the opinion that French Canadians had no culture worth preserving and that the best way to prevent them from rebelling again was to culturally assimilate them into the English Canadian populace, which was the primary reason the two canadas were merged. This hostility brought french canadiens together and it is at the root of the modern Quebecois nationalism.
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What isn't mentioned here is that Lord Durham was of the opinion that French Canadians had no culture worth preserving and that the best way to prevent them from rebelling again was to culturally assimilate them into the English Canadian populace, which was the primary reason the two canadas were merged. This hostility brought french canadiens together and it is at the root of the modern Quebecois nationalism.
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WALN
Remember, the British deported the French speaking people of Acadia during the 7 Years War because the Acadians would not stop violently rebelling against their occupation.
This lead to some French Acadians moving to French Louisiana which lead to the creation of the Cajun culture. So we have the British to thank for all that neat Cajun cuisine.
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Remember, the British deported the French speaking people of Acadia during the 7 Years War because the Acadians would not stop violently rebelling against their occupation.
This lead to some French Acadians moving to French Louisiana which lead to the creation of the Cajun culture. So we have the British to thank for all that neat Cajun cuisine.
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ARRJAY
First off the Lyon in William Lyon McKenzie is pronounced 'Lion' like the animal.
Secondly the result of The Rebellion of 1837 (as it is called in the Canadian history books, was the creation of Responsible (read elected) Government.
That was 'one' of the issues that led to Confederation in 1867.
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First off the Lyon in William Lyon McKenzie is pronounced 'Lion' like the animal.
Secondly the result of The Rebellion of 1837 (as it is called in the Canadian history books, was the creation of Responsible (read elected) Government.
That was 'one' of the issues that led to Confederation in 1867.
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GamerBoyDevin
As a Canadian, I always found the Canadian part of history class the most boring. Besides the atrocities committed against the native population, Canadian history is quite lame and mostly just a bunch of smaller conflicts because the French and English struggled to get along.
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As a Canadian, I always found the Canadian part of history class the most boring. Besides the atrocities committed against the native population, Canadian history is quite lame and mostly just a bunch of smaller conflicts because the French and English struggled to get along.
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MHDebidour
Many canadians fight in the MackenziePapineau Battalion named after the two revolution leaders as part of the XV International Brigade on the Spanish Republic side. Few people know it but canadians were the second largest group of volonteers proportionaly to it's population.
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Many canadians fight in the MackenziePapineau Battalion named after the two revolution leaders as part of the XV International Brigade on the Spanish Republic side. Few people know it but canadians were the second largest group of volonteers proportionaly to it's population.
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Huixtocihuatl
This video is good, but misses many disction between the movement in lower Canada and upper Canada. Lower Canada (Quebec, had much more to do with stopping oppression towards the french while still thriving for self-governemnt as well.
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This video is good, but misses many disction between the movement in lower Canada and upper Canada. Lower Canada (Quebec, had much more to do with stopping oppression towards the french while still thriving for self-governemnt as well.
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Spark
Interesting to note that Canada has literally been formed because of a series of putsch, coups, and staged coup attempts over the last 200+ years. Nothing really has changed from those days either, ala' the 'Freedom Convoy. '
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Interesting to note that Canada has literally been formed because of a series of putsch, coups, and staged coup attempts over the last 200+ years. Nothing really has changed from those days either, ala' the 'Freedom Convoy. '
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poisonhemlock
Canada made a compromise with the Crown. We won't pass any laws without their permission, as long as they give us permission to pass any laws we please. Win/win.
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Canada made a compromise with the Crown. We won't pass any laws without their permission, as long as they give us permission to pass any laws we please. Win/win.
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Matt
Interesting note, the grandson of Mackenzie ended up becoming the longest-serving prime minister of Canada, and also the one the fully separated Canada from Britain.
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Interesting note, the grandson of Mackenzie ended up becoming the longest-serving prime minister of Canada, and also the one the fully separated Canada from Britain.
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John
And this was when Canadians said, Well, being nice and fighting didnt work, lets rework that theory
And thats how Canada became a vicious monster during wartime.
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And this was when Canadians said, Well, being nice and fighting didnt work, lets rework that theory
And thats how Canada became a vicious monster during wartime.
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David
You missed most of the Arctic when you cut and paste your map.
But the minefield of discussing Louis Riel's sedition would be a nice follow-up to this.
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You missed most of the Arctic when you cut and paste your map.
But the minefield of discussing Louis Riel's sedition would be a nice follow-up to this.
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Dichotomy
So, Canadian fed govt. just took away the guns of its citizens, so SURELY there will absolutely never, ever be another rebellion again in Canada. /s
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So, Canadian fed govt. just took away the guns of its citizens, so SURELY there will absolutely never, ever be another rebellion again in Canada. /s
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Andrew
1: 15: They decided they weren't going to launch any reforms and that everything was perfect as is. Sounds exactly like our present government as well.
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1: 15: They decided they weren't going to launch any reforms and that everything was perfect as is. Sounds exactly like our present government as well.
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Santino
Canada is still england. All lands under the English crown are still England. They can make a flag and pretend to be independent all they want.
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Canada is still england. All lands under the English crown are still England. They can make a flag and pretend to be independent all they want.
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TestE
It's wild how small Britain is for the size of their empire compared to the size of the US and their non empire but it's kind of an Empire thing
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It's wild how small Britain is for the size of their empire compared to the size of the US and their non empire but it's kind of an Empire thing
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Mysterious
i like how upper Canada is more south than lower Canada which is more north. shows how bad maps were a few centuries ago.
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i like how upper Canada is more south than lower Canada which is more north. shows how bad maps were a few centuries ago.
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Ellis
American volunteers giving their lives in the name of freedom is a tradition that continues well into the year 2022.
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American volunteers giving their lives in the name of freedom is a tradition that continues well into the year 2022.
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