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Lower Canada

British  

noun

  1. (from 1791 to 1841) the official name of the S region of the present-day province of Quebec Compare Upper Canada

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Lower Canada, these demands were also fueled by French resentment toward British rule.

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In the late 1830s, rebellions broke out in both Upper and Lower Canada.

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The division of Upper and Lower Canada temporarily eased tensions.

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First, Upper and Lower Canada should be reunited as the Province of Canada, and British immigration should be encouraged.

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The rebellion in Upper and Lower Canada in 1837 and the following year was productive of much embarrassment to the post office.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Sir William Smith

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