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What did the british north American act accomplish?
It divided Canada in half, Upper and Lower Canada.
What is upper Canada known as today?
Lower Canada is known as Quebec.
where are upper and lower Canada?
Now, Upper and Lower Canada have grown, and become Ontario and Quebec. Back at the time of confederation, Upper Canada was what is now Southern Ontario, with York (Toronto) as its "capitol" sort of. This was where all of the English people lived. The southern part of Quebec is what was Lower Canada. It was where all the French people lived.
What part of the province of quebec became upper Canada?
Roughly speaking, Upper Canada became Ontario, and Lower Canada became Québec.
What is the significance of the constitutional act?
To separate the french and the british by creating upper and lower canada. Upper Canada- Ontario Lower Canada- Quebec
Why was Quebec divided into Lower. Canada and Upper Canada in 1719?
At one time, the old Québec included all the territory between the Ohio River and the Mississippi River. Much of Québec was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris, 1783. In 1791, the Constitutional Act created the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada out of what was left of the old Province of Québec.
Who were the united province of Canada in the 1800s?
they were lower and upper Canada which today is Ontario and Quebec. The Atlantic countries joined later on.
Was Nova Scotia part of Lower or Upper Canada?
No, Nova Scotia is in the Maritime Provinces. Upper Canada is another term used for Ontario.
Was Canada was initially divided into two sections upper and lower Canada?
The Constitutional Act, 1791, divided the old Province of Québec into the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, but that was neither the first nor the last time that the boundaries would be altered prior to Confederation.
What was cananda day called before 1867?
Before 1867, Canada was divided into upper and lower Canada. In lower Canada most of the people were French. In upper Canada most of the people were British. But on July first, 1867 upper and lower Canada joined confederation to become Canada, This is why we celebrate Canada day on July first :)
What were the bristish colonian regions in north America?
Newfoundland, British North America(chiefly the Thirteen Colonies), Upper Canada(English Canada), Lower Canada(French Canada) and the Indian Reserve. The Indian Reserve was unified with the Province of Quebec(Lower Canada) in 1774 after the Quebec Act. Newfoundland was originally separate from the colonial region of Canada. It was unified with the Dominion of Canada in 1949 after the Newfoundland Act. Upper and Lower Canada were unified into the Province of Canada after the Act of Union 1840,
What languages are spoken in upper Canada and lower Canada?
Upper and Lower Canada no longer exist; however, historically Upper Canada was English dominant and Lower Canada French dominant.
