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Upper Canada
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The Province of Upper Canada was a British colony established in 1791 through the Constitutional Act, separating it from the older Province of Quebec. It occupied the southern and western portions of what is now the Canadian province of Ontario. The capital relocated several times during its relatively short existence, shifting between Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake), York (Toronto), and Kingston, often reflecting prevailing concerns regarding naval defense and internal agricultural anxiety. The colony's primary rational…