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Wilton demonstrates that by the 1830s the political energies of Upper Canadians were far more likely to be channelled through petitioning movements than election campaigns. Petitioning movements, which were connected not only with public meetings but with demonstrations and parades, were also increasingly associated with political violence. The resulting assaults, riots, and effigy-burnings - prominent features of Tory governance - not only contributed to the striking political polarization of t

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Author

Carol Wilton

Publisher

ACP - McGill Queen's University Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780773568457

Category

history

Subjects

History, Political Science, Pre Confederation (To 1867)

Updated

2026-03-24