<P> The Constitutional Act attempted to create an established church by establishing clergy reserves, that is, grants of land reserved for the support of the Protestant clergy . </P> <P> In practice, income from the rent or sale of these reserves, which constituted one - seventh of the territory of Upper and Lower Canada, went exclusively to the Church of England and, from 1824 on, the Church of Scotland . These reserves created many difficulties in later years, making economic development difficult and creating resentment against the Anglican church, the Family Compact, and the Château Clique . The act was problematic for both English and French speakers; the French Canadians felt they might be overshadowed by Loyalist settlements and increased rights for Protestants, while the new English - speaking settlers felt the French still had too much power . However, both groups preferred the act and the institutions it created to the Quebec Act which it replaced . </P> <P> The Act of 1791 is often seen as a watershed in the development of French Canadian nationalism as it provided for a province (Lower Canada) which the French considered to be their own, separate from the English - speaking Upper Canada . The disjuncture between this French - Canadian ideal of Lower Canada as a distinct, national homeland and the reality of continued Anglo - Canadian political and economic dominance of the province after 1791 led to discontent and a desire for reform among various segments of the French Canadian populace . The frustration of the French over the nature of Lower Canadian political and economic life in "their" province eventually helped fuel the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837--38 . </P>

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