Constitution Act 1791

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed land_issues_in_Canada
gptkbp:aimsTo maintain_British_control
gptkbp:allows local governance
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:the_British_Parliament
gptkbp:createdBy two separate provinces
Constitutional_framework_for_Canada
gptkbp:defines political_boundaries_in_Canada
gptkbp:divisions Quebec_into_Lower_Canada
Quebec_into_Upper_Canada
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Constitution_Act_1840
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:established Governor's powers
representative government
the framework for governance
the principle of responsible government
legislative councils
judicial_system_in_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution Act 1791
gptkbp:impact Indigenous peoples' rights
gptkbp:includes provisions for religious freedom
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Canadian_Confederation
the ideas of the Enlightenment
the American Constitution
future_Canadian_legislation
the_Quebec_Act_1774
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:the_Constitution_Act_1867
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the_development_of_Canadian_law
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for Canadian_democracy
gptkbp:is_essential_for Canadian_history
the_governance_of_Canada
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:British_North_America_Act
the_British_colonial_policy
the_British_colonial_framework
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Upper_and_Lower_Canada
gptkbp:led_to War of 1812
gptkbp:legalStatus British_North_America.
gptkbp:legislation shaped_Canadian_identity
gptkbp:provides the establishment of courts
elected assembly
for the appointment of judges
for the election of representatives
gptkbp:recognizes French_and_English_civil_law
the_rights_of_Loyalists
gptkbp:setting rights of the people
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:American_Revolution
demands for self-governance
the_influx_of_Loyalists
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1791