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   Once upon a time, in a land far away, lived a man named
   Louis Joseph Papineau who dreamt of change. But he
   did not work alone of course, he had help from the French
   Canadian Nationalists, and together, they dominated the
   Legislative Assembly.

There were many reasons why the French wanted change. For starters,
they felt that they were being discriminated against and that they were
losing their culture. Also, they felt that there was a lack of french
representation in the British run government and that taxes were becoming
too big a hassle.

So, the French decided to propose reform. They suggested that
the French be united to form their own separate government. Also,
that their Legislative assembly should have control of the budget.
Therefore, being able to make decisions on behalf of the colonies.

It is time for
change!

   The Patriotes peacefully opposed the Roman Catholic but their demands
   were rejected. After the British began executing protesters, Papineau and
   William Lyon MacKenzie submitted "92 Resolutions." The resolutions
   consisted of demands for major changes in the colonial government.
   However, the government took 3 years to respond, and only returned with
10 resolutions, all of which denied the rights of the Legislative assembly.

92 Resolutions

James Craig, who was openly anti-French, immediately arrested those
who criticized the government. He also closed Le Canadien, a reformer
newspaper. After 30 years of attempted political reform, in November
of 1837, skirmishes and battles between Patriotes and the government
began. However, full rebellion did not begin until the attempted arrest
of Papineau, who fled to the US.

The battle moved to the countryside where, Wolfred Nelson, an
Englishman who was also a leader of the Patriotes, took over. The
English sent troops to stop the French rebels, ending in the death of
many. Hundreds of Frenchman died in the battles of Saint-Charles and
Saint-Eustache, in which the Patriotes were defeated.

Due to both the lack of support from the Catholic church and the
intimidation caused by the British army, after only a month,
the first rebellion of lower Canada ended in December of 1837.