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Upper Canada

former British colony in North America

10 dated entries naming Upper Canada, drawn from 8 separate years between 1791 CE and 1841 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1791January 25 – The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act 1791, splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.source
  • 1793July 9 – The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada.source
  • 1796February 1 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.source

19th century

  • 1813April 27 – War of 1812: Battle of York – United States troops raid and destroy but do not hold the capital of Upper Canada, York (modern-day Toronto).source
  • 1813October 5 – War of 1812 – Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada: William Henry Harrison defeats the British, and native leader Tecumseh is killed in battle.source
  • 1823British expedition up the St. Clair River; site of Corunna surveyed as a potential capital for Upper Canada.source
  • 1827April 23 – Scottish-born novelist John Galt founds the town of Guelph in Upper Canada.source
  • 1827March 15 – The University of Toronto is established by royal charter as King's College at York. It is the first institution of higher education in Upper Canada.source
  • 1838Lord Durham and his entourage arrive in Upper Canada, to investigate the cause of the 1837 rebellion in that province. This leads to Durham submitting the Durham Report to Britain.source
  • 1841February 11 – Upper Canada and Lower Canada are merged to create the United Province of Canada.source

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