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What year was the Quebec Act
1774
What was the main goal of the Royal Proclamation?
Assimilation. To make Quebec a British colony in all aspects
What was the reaction of First Nations to the Quebec Act? (2x points for reason also)
Positive, their land was still protected
What language did Upper Canada speak?
English
Who were the habitants?
French speaking farmers
What year was the Constitutional Act?
1791
Which elites were in charge of the churches?
The French Clergy
Where was settlement prohibited after the Quebec Act?
Key trapping areas of the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys?
What Language was mainly spoken in Lower Canada?
French
Who were British merchants
Wealth, politically powerful entrepreneurs, traders, and financers who arrived in North America to exploit the resources of NA
When did the North American War end?
1760
What did the Constitutional Act give the people of Upper and Lower Canada?
Who advised the governor?
The executive council
What was the habitants reaction to the Royal Proclamation (2x points for the reason why)
Happy because the Seigneurial System was allowed to continue
Who had the decision making power that affected the people in BNA?
British Government
Who carried out the wishes of the British Government and the Governor?
The Lieutenant-Governor
Who replaced James Murray as Military Governor of Quebec when he was recalled to England in 1766
Sir Guy Carleton
Who were the voters for the Constitutional Act?
Male, adult property owners
What was the main goal of Anglicization?
To make the French adopt British culture
Why were the French Clergy in support of the Quebec Act?
It protected the Catholic Church
What were the 4 options the British had for dealing with the French after the 7 years war?
Expulsion, Anglicization, Continue with the Seigneurial System, Separate colonies
How did the British Crown keep their power hidden even after the Quebec Act?
Made the government system complicated
List the 3 main terms of the constitutional act
Language, Religion, land allocation
Why was James Murray recalled to England in 1766?
Because British merchants complained that he favored the French speaking colonists
Who was Chief Pontiac and what was his part in the 7 years war? (Who was he an ally of?)
He was a Odawa First Nations war chief who fought as an ally to the French