Quebec Act
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Geography
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Catholic Church, Catholics, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), British History, 18th Century European History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Quebec
- Date: May 20, 1774
Article abstract: Britain grants limited civil rights to Catholics and extends the boundaries of Quebec province into the Ohio Valley.
Summary of Event
In 1774, through the efforts of Lord Frederick North, England’s prime minister, the British Parliament produced “An Act for Making More Effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America,” the first of several eighteenth and nineteenth century acts to govern the relationship between England and Canada. Among the principal provisions of the act were the assertion of...
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