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The British North America Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 35), [1] also known as the Act of Union 1840, (French: Acte d’Union) was approved by Parliament in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, in Montreal. [2] It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to ...
Act of Union 1840, passed by the Parliament of the UK, joining Upper Canada and Lower Canada to form the Province of Canada; South Africa Act 1909, passed by the Parliament of the UK creating the Union of South Africa, sometimes referred to as the Act of Union
The Act of Union 1840, passed on 23 July 1840 by the British Parliament and proclaimed by the Crown on 10 February 1841, [3] merged the Colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada by abolishing their separate parliaments and replacing them with a single one with two houses, a Legislative Council as the upper chamber and the Legislative Assembly ...
British North America Act 1840 or the Act of Union 1840. 3 & 4 Vict. c. 35. 23 July 1840. An Act to reunite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the ...
A similar phrase, "peace, welfare, and good government", had been used the Act of Union 1840 that created the Province of Canada. [6] The now familiar phrase "peace, order and good government" was originally used in the British North America Act, 1867 (now known as the Constitution Act, 1867 ) enacted by the Imperial Parliament , and it defines ...
As a result of Durham's report, the British Parliament passed the Act of Union 1840, and the Province of Canada was formed in 1841. [22] The new province was divided into two parts: Canada West (the former Upper Canada) and Canada East (the former Lower Canada). [22]
The established provisions of the Clergy Endowments (Canada) Act 1791, also known as the Constitutional Act of 1791, pertaining mainly to Lower Canada , [citation needed] The provisions of the British North America Act, 1840 , also known as the Union Act 1840, that combined the provinces of upper and lower Canada into a single one, divided ...
May 6 — Postage stamps come into use. June 10 — Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are shot at. June 28 — Queen Victoria is crowned. July 23 — Act of Union.The Queen sanctions the union of Upper and Lower Canada.