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Why is lower Canada called lower Canada when it's really higher?
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∙ 13y ago
It's not based on the location on a map. It is more geographical. The "lower Canada region" is more upriver on the St Lawrence. The higher up the river, the "lower" you are. Upper Canada or "Ontario" is located at the tip of the river. Settlers arrived through the St Lawrence and believed the entrance to the river was lower, and the end of the river was higher.
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"Upper Canada" and "Lower Canada" were named because of their relative elevations and their relative locations on the St Lawrence watershed. Upper Canada was upstream, and at a higher elevation; Lower Canada was downstream, and at a lower elevation.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe "Upper" in Upper Canada referred to being upstream from Lower Canada and higher in elevation. It refers to being "up" the St.Lawrence River.
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∙ 10y agoCanada was divided into upper and lower Canada because of the geographical level of the land.
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∙ 10y agoWhat is actually Ontario was called Upper Canada.
Upper Canada because it was located upstream St. Lawrence river. Lower Canada was downstream St. Lawrence.
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