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Alto Canada

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Also known as Province of Upper Canada

colonia britannica in Nord America (1791-1841)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Alto Canada is referenced by 3,171 other articles, and connects out to St. Lawrence River, Province of Canada and state religion.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1791 establishments in Canada, 1791 establishments in North America and 1791 establishments in the British Empire.

Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

1823
150,196
1836
258,999 km (100,000 sq mi)
Status
British colony
Capital
Newark 1792–1796 (renamed Niagara 1798, Niagara-on-the-Lake 1970), York (later renamed Toronto in 1834) 1796–1841
Common languages
English
Religion
Church of England ( Official )
Government
Family Compact
1791 1820
George III
1820 1830
George IV
1830 1837
William IV
1837 1841
Victoria
Legislature
Parliament of Upper Canada
Upper house
Legislative Council
Lower house
Legislative Assembly
Historical era
British Era
Constitutional act 1791
26 December 1791
Act of union 1840
10 February 1841
Currency
Halifax pound

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Upper Canada
Continent
North America
Capital
York
Official language
English language
Form of government
mixed government
Shares border with
Lower Canada
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1841-02-10
topic's main category
Category:Upper Canada
inception
1791-12-26
Commons category
Upper Canada
located in the present-day administrative territorial entity
Ontario
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Article · Italiano

L'Alto Canada o Canada Superiore (in inglese Upper Canada) fu una colonia dell'Impero Britannico creata con l' per separazione, geografica e politica, della provincia del Québec. Con l'Atto Costituzionale vennero create due province: l'Alto ed il Basso Canada.L'Alto Canada, come entità politica esistette dal 1791 al febbraio del 1841, quando venne adottato l' del luglio del 1840 e divenne la regione occidentale della provincia del Canada (chiamata appunto Canada Occidentale), quella a maggioranza anglofona e fedele alla corona inglese. Occupava il territorio che corrisponde alla parte meridionale dell'odierno Ontario.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

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