A British colony established in Canada on February 10, 1841, by the Act of Union the previous year. The former Upper Canada and Lower Canada were united to become one colony, and the two administrative districts of Canada West (formerly Upper Canada) and Canada East (formerly Lower Canada) were elected to the Parliament in equal numbers. This was based on the Durham Report, and the British government's intention was to unify the two Canadas, so that the French Canadians would be overwhelmed and absorbed by the English Canadians, but the political development in Canada at the time was not such that such an intention could be realized. Seeing this situation, Governor Elgin (Earl) asked R. Baldwin and L. Lafontaine to form a cabinet in 1848, and the United Provinces of Canada obtained a responsible government. In the 1850s, the Canadian colony was able to make a great economic development due to the conclusion of the Treaty of Reciprocity with the United States in 1854, the abolition of the clergy reservations in Canada West, and the abolition of the manor system in Canada East. On July 1, 1867, the United Colony of Canada was dissolved with the establishment of the Dominion of Canada, and the two provinces of Quebec and Ontario were created. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
1841年2月 10日,前年の連合法により,カナダに創設されたイギリスの植民地。従来のアッパーカナダとローアーカナダが合体して一つの植民地となり,議会にはカナダ西部 (旧アッパーカナダ) とカナダ東部 (旧ローアーカナダ) の2つの行政区から,それぞれ同数の代表が選出されることになった。これはダラム報告に基づいてなされた編成であって,イギリス政府の意図は両カナダの統一により,フランス系カナダ人をイギリス系カナダ人が圧倒,吸収するところにあったが,当時のカナダの政治的発展はそのような意図の実現を許すようなものではなかった。この情勢をみてとった総督エルギン (伯)は,48年 R.ボールドウィン,L.ラフォンテーヌに組閣を依頼し,連合カナダ植民地はここに責任政府を獲得した。 50年代のカナダ植民地は,54年のアメリカとの互恵通商条約の締結,カナダ西部における聖職者留保地の廃止,カナダ東部における荘園制の廃止により,経済的に飛躍的な発展が可能となった。 67年7月1日,カナダ自治領の成立とともに連合カナダ植民地は消滅し,ケベック州とオンタリオ州の2州が誕生した。
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