ences : ▁execution ▁or ▁transport ation ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁Reb ell ion , ▁the ▁initial ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁Reb ell ion ▁was ▁short ▁and ▁dis organ ized . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁in ▁London ▁was ▁very ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁re bell ion , ▁especially ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁strong ▁popular ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁reb els ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁serious ▁crisis ▁in ▁Lower ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Bond ▁Head ▁was ▁re called ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁Sir ▁George ▁Arthur ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁Toronto ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁also ▁sent ▁Lord ▁Dur ham ▁to ▁become ▁Governor - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁North ▁American ▁colon ies , ▁so ▁that ▁Arthur ▁reported ▁to ▁Dur ham . ▁ ▁Dur ham ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁gr iev ances ▁among ▁the ▁British ▁North ▁American ▁colon ists ▁and ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁appe ase ▁them . ▁ ▁His ▁report ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁greater ▁aut onomy ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁colon ies , ▁and ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁Upper ▁and ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁into ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁populations ▁of ▁Upper ▁and ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Canada ▁w iki , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁Canada ▁West ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁exceed ▁that ▁of ▁Canada ▁East ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁reb els ▁were ▁h anged ▁including ▁Samuel ▁L ount