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The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...

Timeline of Events

1791

1.25.1791

The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.

3.4.1791

A Constitutional Act is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).

1793

7.9.1793

The Act Against Slavery is passed in Upper Canada and the importation of slaves into Lower Canada is prohibited.

1832

6.7.1832

Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada.

1837

5.25.1837

The Patriots of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the British for freedom.

1838

2.28.1838

Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Quebec)