Some of the later battles among the European-Canadians that decided the destiny of Canada took place in Montérégie. For instance, in the 1830s, ethnic French patriots rebelled against British government troops. The Province of Canada (also called a United Canada (French: Canada-Uni) was formed through the Union Act in 1840 and February 1841, from the former provinces of Bas-Canada (Lower Canada) and Upper Canada.