*Full Lesson* Lesson 2: Canada - Revolts against British Rule, 1837 (Edexcel A-Level History)

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914.

This series of lessons covers the second depth study: Learning from past mistakes:Canada and the Durham Report, 1837 - 40

The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refers to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons.

During the lesson pupils will:
* Compare the situation in America before the revolutons with the situation in Canada before 1837.
* Evaluate and compare the situations in Upper and Lower Canada and highlight the main causes of the revolts in 1837.
* Decide is the situations that led to revolution suggest that the British had learnt from their mistakes after the loss of the American colonies.
* Suggest how the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne might deal with the revolts to prevent future issues.
* Decide if the causes of the 1837 revolutions in Canada were the same as the American revolution.

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