The Constitution Act 1791 and The Rebellion of 1837

The Constitution Act 1791 created the preface for the 1837 Rebellion of both Upper and Lower Canada, ultimately leading to the inevitable failures of the vice-regal leadership years before the Rebellion. First, this article will provide context for the creation and implementation of the Constitution Act 1791. This will include analyzing the content of the Constitution and what it entails for English and French Canadians. This article will also provide three flaws of the Constitution Act 1791 and explain how it exacerbated greater social, religious, and civil divides between Upper and Lower Canada. Second, this article will provide the socio-political context in Canada pre-1837 Rebellion. It will differentiate between the causes for Upper Canada Rebellion and Lower Canada Rebellion and give an ultimate analysis to explain how the Constitution Act 1791 was just as detrimental to English-French relations in Canada as the failure of the vice-regal’s leadership in the years before the Rebellion