The Château Clique was a group of wealthy families in Lower Canada in the early 19th century. They were the Lower Canadian equivalent of the Family Compact in Upper Canada. Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in the southern portion of the modern-day province of Quebec. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Family Compact was the informal name for the wealthy, conservative elite of Upper Canada in the early 19th century. ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ...

Like the Family Compact, the Château Clique gained most of its influence after the War of 1812. Most of the families in the Clique were British merchants, although some were Anglicized French Canadians. Some of the most prominent members were brewer John Molson and James McGill, founder of McGill University. Generally, they wanted the French Canadian majority of Lower Canada to assimilate to English culture. This included the abolition of the seigneurial system, replacing French civil law with British Common law, and replacing the established Roman Catholic Church with the Anglican Church. Their efforts lead to the Union Act, which ultimately failed to assimilate all French Canadians but succeeded in preventing their political and economic interest to prevail on that of Britain. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain. ... John Molson John Molson (December 28, 1763 - January 7, 1836) was an was Anglo-Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing Company. ... Categories: Canadian people stubs | 1744 births | 1813 deaths | Canadian historical figures | McGill University | People from Quebec | Philanthropists ... McGill University is a research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The seigneurial system was the semi-feudal system of noble privilege in France and its colonies. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. ... The Act of Union passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity the Province of Canada to replace them. ...

The Constitutional Act of 1791 had established three branches of government: the Legislative Assembly, an elected lower house; the Legislative Council, an appointed upper house; and the Executive Council, which acted as a kind of cabinet for the lieutenant governor. The governor was always an appointed British nobleman, and he appointed members of the Clique as his advisors. The Clique was also able to establish itself in the Legislative Council, leaving the Legislative Assembly, made up of French-Canadian representatives, with little or no power. The Constitutional Act of 1791 was a British law which changed the government of the province of Quebec to accommodate the many English-speaking settlers, known as the United Empire Loyalists, who had arrived from the United States following the American Revolution. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ...

Louis-Joseph Papineau, as a Reformer in the Assembly, was one of the fiercest opponents of the Chateau Clique. His struggles against the Clique and the Lieutenant Governor, Lord Gosford, led to the Patriotes Rebellion in 1837. Portrait of Louis-Joseph Papineau. ... Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (August 1, 1776 - March 27, 1849) was a British politician who served as Lieutenant_Governor of Lower Canada and Governor-General of British North America in the 19th century. ... Flag used by the Patriotes between 1832 and 1838 The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that province. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

After the rebellion, Upper and Lower Canada were united as the Province of Canada, but the Château Clique did not disappear like the Family Compact did. While the English-speaking population became the majority, the British-appointed governors general still attempted to force the French Canadian population to assimilate. Canada East, as Lower Canada was called after the union, eventually gained some political independence with the union government of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine. Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces of Canada. ... Canada East (French, Canada-Est) was the eastern portion of the Province of Canada. ... Robert Baldwin (12 May 1804 – 9 December 1858), Canadian statesman, was born at York (now Toronto). ... Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine. ...