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1791–95 – British Captain George Vancouver explores Northwest Coast exhaustively with two ships, but finds no Northwest Passage.; Edmund Burke supports the proposed constitution for Canada, saying that: "To attempt to amalgamate two populations, composed of races of men diverse in language, laws and habitudes, is a complete absurdity.
[25] [26] The 24-hour notation is shorter, removes the potential for confusing the first and second halves of the day especially visible at midnight (00:00 or 24:00, 12:00 a.m.) and noon (12:00, 12:00 p.m.), and is language-neutral. [27] English speakers use both the 24- and 12-hour clocks.
Vincent Ogé (c. 1757 – 6 February 1791) was a Creole [1] revolutionary, merchant, military officer and goldsmith who had a leading role in a failed uprising against French colonial rule in the colony of Saint-Domingue in 1790.
[1] [2] In 1791, slaves and some Creoles took part in a Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman and planned the Haitian Revolution. [3] The slave rebellion later allied with Republican French forces following the abolition of slavery in the colony in 1793, although this alienated the island's dominant slave-owning class.
1792 - The first session of the Parliament of Lower Canada opens on December 17. 1792 - On December 18, Jean-Antoine Panet is elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 1792 - Opening of the first post office in Montreal on December 20. 1793 - Language debate at the Legislative Assembly of Quebec on January 21.
1791 establishments in Canada (1 C, 3 P) L. 1791 in Lower Canada (1 C) Pages in category "1791 in Canada" ... This page was last edited on 23 May 2023, at 21:55 (UTC).
January 25 – The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act 1791, splitting the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada. February 8 – The Bank of the United States , based in Philadelphia, is incorporated by the federal government with a 20-year charter and started with $10,000,000 capital.
1791 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1791st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 791st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1791 ...