As has been noted, not all rebellions and revolutions throughout history go as planned; not everyone succeeds, at least immediately. Currently, there are excellent examples of uprisings in the Middle East that may or may not reach full potential, and their impact will extend to a global scale due to the international interdependence of our prevailing economic systems. However, centuries ago, revolution was a new idea. Not many people would agree with the idea of ​​protesting against those in power, let alone rising up against them with weapons. Like the Americans and the French, some nations have been successful in fighting colonial or monarchical rule. The Lower Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 were failed mutinies against British rule, much like the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Whether or not the path for further action had been blazed is another question entirely. To understand rebellions, it is important to examine their underlying causes, as well as the reasons for their eventual failure. First, let's briefly summarize the uprisings. After the British rejection of the request for a change of government made by the Patriote Party (led by Louis-Joseph Papineau) – which we will discuss in more detail later – political protest began to turn into armed conflict in 1837. From May to September, the Patriotes they have come together many times to find solutions to fundamental problems within their country's government. Finally, on 23-24 October 1837, thousands of people gathered in St-Charles, where the most radical section of the revolutionaries (Wolfred Nelson, Ovide Perreault and Edmund O'Callaghan) rallied and initiated a more violent approach to British rule. Over the next few months, many battles were fought between patriots and British loyalists. Ottawa: Canadian Historical Association, 1996. Print.Boileau, Gilles. « December 14, 1837 in Saint-Eustache. » Les cahiers du Musée des Patriotes de Saint-Eustache (1994).“Constitutional Act, 1791”. The Canadian Encyclopaedia, March 28, 2011 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001872. Web.Greer, Allan. The Patriots and the People: The Rebellion of 1837 in Rural Lower Canada. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 1993. Print.Laporte, Gilles. “The Patriots of 1837-1838.” April 2, 2011 http://cgi2.cvm.qc.ca/glaporte/index.shtml. Web. "Louis-Joseph Papineau". The Canadian Encyclopaedia, April 2, 2011 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006069. Web. "Signorial system". The Canadian Encyclopaedia, March 30, 2011 http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC827922. Net.