Republic of Lower Canada République du Bas-Canada | |||||||||
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1838 | |||||||||
Status | Unrecognized | ||||||||
Capital | Napierville | ||||||||
Common languages | French, English | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1838 | Robert Nelson | ||||||||
Legislature | Representative Democracy | ||||||||
Historical era | Lower Canada Rebellions | ||||||||
22 February 1838 | |||||||||
9 November 1838 | |||||||||
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The Republic of Lower Canada was a break-away state proclaimed in the aftermath of the 1837 Rebellions. The defeat of the rebellion meant that the state could never be properly established.