Constitutional Act of 1840

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:aims_to political deadlock in Canada
gptkbp:date_enacted 1840
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:established gptkb:Province
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitutional Act of 1840
gptkbp:included provisions for responsible government
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Act_of_Union_1800
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to differing opinions on governance
gptkbp:is_divided_into Canada into Canada East and Canada West
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:led_to increased political representation
gptkbp:purpose to unite the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada
gptkbp:reform government structure in Canada
gptkbp:replaced_by Union Act of 1840
gptkbp:resulted_in changes to the governance of Canada
gptkbp:significance created a single legislative assembly for Canada
gptkbp:was_part_of British colonial policy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitutional_Act_of_1791
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6