▁a ims ▁of ▁independence ▁from ▁Britain ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁their ▁gr iev ances ▁against ▁the ▁Family ▁Comp act . ▁Thus , ▁responsible ▁government ▁became ▁a ▁" p rag m atic " ▁policy ▁of ▁alle vi ating ▁local ▁ab uses , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁anti - colon ial ▁moment . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Canada ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁conflicts ▁in ▁Canada ▁ ▁Samuel ▁L ount ▁ ▁J esse ▁Lloyd ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁Mill iken ▁II ▁ ▁Peter ▁Matt he ws ▁( re bel ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁William ▁Lyon ▁Mack en zie , ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Biography ▁Online , ▁Bi ograph i . ca ▁ ▁" R eb ell ion ▁in ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁ 1 8 3 7 " ▁by ▁J . ▁Ed gar ▁Re a ▁" M HS ▁Trans actions : ▁Reb ell ion ▁in ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁ 1 8 3 7 " ▁M hs . mb . ca ▁ ▁Brown , ▁Richard . ▁Reb ell ion ▁in ▁Canada , ▁ 1 8 3 7 - 1 8 8 5 : ▁Aut ocracy , ▁Reb ell ion ▁and ▁Liber ty ▁( Volume ▁ 1 ) ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁ex cer pt ▁volume ▁ 1 ; ▁Reb ell ion ▁in ▁Canada , ▁ 1 8 3 7 - 1 8 8 5 , ▁Volume ▁ 2 : ▁The ▁Irish , ▁the ▁Fen ians ▁and ▁the ▁Met is ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁ex cer pt ▁for ▁volume ▁ 2 ▁