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Constitutional Act of 1791
1791Mar, 4

The Constitutional Act of 1791 is introduced by the British House of Commons in London which envisages the separation of Canada into Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario).

From 1896 known as The Clergy Endowments (Canada) Act 1791, the statute passed at Westminster in the 31st year of George III, and itemised as chapter 31 (31 Geo 3 c 31), was commonly known as the Constitutional Act 1791 (French: Acte constitutionnel de 1791). It was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.

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  • Constitutional Act of 1791
  • House of Commons of the United Kingdom
  • Lower Canada
  • Quebec
  • Upper Canada
  • Ontario

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Events on 1791

  • 14Aug

    Haitian Revolution

    Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony lead by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
  • 21Aug

    Haitian Revolution

    A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
  • 26Aug

    Steamboat

    John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
  • 14Sep

    Avignon

    The Papal States lose Avignon to Revolutionary France.
  • 27Sep

    France

    Jews in France are granted French citizenship.

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