Canada's History
The Rebellions of 1837–38 in Upper and Lower Canada were primarily protests against:
- ○The introduction of railways
- ✓Unresponsive, unelected colonial governments that ignored elected assemblies
- ○The abolition of the fur trade
- ○Forced military service in the British army
Correct answer
Unresponsive, unelected colonial governments that ignored elected assemblies
The 1837–38 rebellions in both Upper Canada (led by William Lyon Mackenzie) and Lower Canada (led by Louis-Joseph Papineau) were driven by frustration that unelected governors and their councils ignored the elected assemblies, denying colonists meaningful self-government.
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