▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁re bell ions ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁( mod ern - day ▁Tas mania ). ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁monuments ▁in ▁Hob art , ▁Tas mania ' s ▁capital ▁city , ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁Canadian ▁conv ict ▁presence ▁in ▁Tas mania , ▁one ▁at ▁Sand y ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁Prince ' s ▁Park , ▁B atter y ▁Point . ▁ ▁The ▁reb els ▁from ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁were ▁French ▁Canad ians ▁known ▁as ▁les ▁patri otes . ▁Like ▁their ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁counter parts , ▁they ▁re bel led ▁against ▁the ▁appointed ▁o lig archy ▁that ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁col ony ▁and ▁les ▁patri otes , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁English - spe aking ▁neighb ours , ▁cl am oured ▁for ▁responsible ▁government . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁re bell ions , ▁the ▁armed ▁ins urre ctions ▁in ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁also ▁failed ▁and ▁ 5 8 ▁French ▁Canad ians ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁transport ation ▁to ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁the ▁inter vention ▁of ▁John ▁B ede ▁P old ing , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁they ▁avoided ▁the ▁horror s ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁Island ▁and ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁serve ▁their ▁sentences ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁They ▁were ▁eventually ▁assigned ▁as ▁labour ers ▁to ▁free ▁sett lers , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁col ony , ▁including ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁Par ram atta ▁Road . ▁Place ▁names ▁like ▁Canada ▁Bay ▁and ▁Ex ile ▁Bay ▁and ▁a ▁monument ▁at ▁Cab