As we have noted, not all rebellions and revolutions throughout history go as planned; not everyone succeeds, at least immediately. There are currently excellent examples in the Middle East of uprisings that may or may not reach their full potential, and their impacts will be felt globally due to the international interdependence of our dominant economic systems. Yet centuries ago, revolution was a new idea. Few people would agree with the idea of ​​protesting against those in power, much less taking up arms against them. Like the Americans and the French, some countries have succeeded in fighting against colonial or monarchical rule. The Lower Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 were failed mutinies against British rule, as was the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Whether or not the path was paved for further action is another question entirely. To understand rebellions, it is important to examine their root causes, as well as the reasons for their eventual failure. First, let's briefly summarize the insurrections. After the British rejected the request for a change of government from the Patriote Party (led by Louis-Joseph Papineau) – which will be described in detail later – political protest began to turn into armed conflict in 1837. From May to September , the Patriots met several times to find solutions to the fundamental problems of their country's government. Finally, on October 23 and 24, 1837, thousands gathered in St. Charles, where the most radical section of the revolutionaries (Wolfred Nelson, Ovide Perreault, and Edmund O'Callaghan) rallied them and sparked a more radical approach. violence of British rule. Over the next few months, numerous battles took place between the Patriots and British Loyalists...... middle of paper ......r Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Historical Society, 1996. Print. Boileau, Gilles. “December 14, 1837 in Saint-Eustache. » The notebooks of the Musée des Patriotes de Saint-Eustache (1994). “Constitutional Act of 1791”. The Canadian Encyclopedia, 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 the rural regions of 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 Encyclopedia, April 2, 2011 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006069. Web. “Signorial system”. The Canadian Encyclopedia, March 30, 2011 http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC827922. Internet.