Upper Canada

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical region
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Iroquois_Confederacy
gptkbp:area approximately 1,000,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Lower_Canada
gptkbp:capital York
gptkbp:climate Humid continental climate
gptkbp:conflict Rebellions of 1837
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Scottish_and_Irish_influences
gptkbp:cultural_impact British
gptkbp:culturalEvents gptkb:Upper_Canada_Fairs
Civic holidays observed
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Harvest festivals celebrated
gptkbp:demographics Predominantly_British_settlers
gptkbp:dissolved 1841
gptkbp:economicActivity Farming and trade
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
gptkbp:educational_programs Public schools established
gptkbp:established 1791
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkbp:governs Parliamentary democracy
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:George_Brown
gptkb:Laura_Secord
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
gptkb:Robert_Baldwin
gptkb:Egerton_Ryerson
Sir_Francis_Bond_Head
gptkbp:historical_significance Development_of_Canadian_Confederation
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Colonial_Canada
gptkbp:historicalEvent Construction_of_the_Rideau_Canal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Constitutional_Act_of_1791
Act of Union 1840
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upper Canada
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:Parliament_Buildings_in_Toronto
gptkbp:language gptkb:Royal_Ontario_Museum
English
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_modern_Ontario
gptkbp:legalStatus Common law
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Toronto
Lumber and timber
gptkbp:militaryRank Militia system established
gptkbp:motif Land grants to loyalists
gptkbp:notable_event War of 1812
Constitutional reforms in 1840s
Establishment_of_the_Ontario_School_Act
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:party gptkb:Reform_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Legislative_Assembly_established
gptkbp:population approximately 500,000 (in 1830s)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Province_of_Quebec
gptkbp:religion Predominantly_Protestant
gptkbp:socialStructure Landowners and farmers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Canada_West
gptkbp:superintendent gptkb:John_Graves_Simcoe
gptkbp:transportation Development of railways
Canals and roads developed
gptkbp:year 1831