Statements (61)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:addressed |
land rights of Loyalists
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:created |
judicial system in Upper Canada
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gptkbp:date_enacted |
1792
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gptkbp:defines |
the boundaries of Upper Canada
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gptkbp:drafted_by |
gptkb:John_Graves_Simcoe
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gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:John_Graves_Simcoe
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gptkbp:encouraged |
immigration to Upper Canada
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gptkbp:established |
the office of the Lieutenant Governor
the role of the Attorney General the first legislative assembly in Upper Canada the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada the first courts in Upper Canada township system in Upper Canada |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Simcoe's Act of 1792
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gptkbp:included |
provisions for militia organization
provisions for public works provisions for land settlement |
gptkbp:influenced |
future Canadian legislation
Canadian Confederation discussions |
gptkbp:influenced_by |
British constitutional principles
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
promoting economic development
creating a system of local governance establishing a framework for governance promoting agricultural development establishing law and order creating a loyal British colony creating a stable society in Upper Canada encouraging settlement in Upper Canada ensuring British control over the region establishing a legal framework for land ownership fostering loyalty among settlers promote loyalty to the British Crown promoting trade and commerce in Upper Canada settling Loyalist refugees |
gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
its treatment of Indigenous lands
lack of representation for Indigenous peoples |
gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:Upper_Canada
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gptkbp:is_influential_in |
the development of Canadian law
|
gptkbp:is_recognized_as |
French language rights
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gptkbp:led_to |
development of political institutions in Canada
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gptkbp:passes_through |
the Legislative Council of Upper Canada
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gptkbp:promoted |
education in Upper Canada
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gptkbp:provided |
for the appointment of judges
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gptkbp:provides |
the establishment of schools
representation in government the establishment of a land registry |
gptkbp:purpose |
to establish a system of government in Upper Canada
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gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Act_of_Union_1840
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gptkbp:set_in |
land survey regulations
rules for local governance |
gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Governor_Simcoe
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gptkbp:significance |
first constitution of Upper Canada
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gptkbp:was_affecting |
the governance of Upper Canada
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:was_part_of |
British colonial policy
the transition from military to civil government |
gptkbp:was_supported_by |
Loyalist settlers
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Graves_Simcoe
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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