The Act of Union 1840

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed ethnic tensions
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:British_North_America_Act_1867
gptkbp:created gptkb:United_Province_of_Canada
gptkbp:date_enacted 1840
gptkbp:depicted_in a compromise solution
a step towards confederation
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Province
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established English as the official language
Legislative Union
single legislative assembly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Act of Union 1840
gptkbp:increased English Canadian influence
gptkbp:influenced future Canadian legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Act_of_Union_1800
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Lower_Canada
gptkb:Upper_Canada
gptkbp:is_aimed_at resolve political deadlock
creating a more stable government
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in academic studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:activists
gptkbp:is_criticized_for among French Canadians
disregarding French Canadian rights
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
public forums
Canadian courts
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:government_records
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:historical_debates
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Louis-Joseph_Papineau
French Canadian leaders
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:Robert_Peel
gptkbp:is_regarded_as a significant legislative act
a turning point in Canadian governance
gptkbp:is_significant_for Canadian history
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:cultural_assimilation
increased political representation
gptkbp:national_team gptkb:Province
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:House_of_Lords_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:reduces French Canadian political power
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Canadian_Confederation
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Statute_Law_Revision_Act_1863
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Constitution_Act_1867
gptkbp:signed_by July 23, 1840
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Rebellions_of_1837-1838
gptkbp:was_part_of British colonial policy
the process of Canadian unification
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:George_Brown
Anglo-Canadian leaders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5