What did the British government not want to keep Quebec under?
Military rule forever
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Who found out about the secret plans?
The Bishop of Quebec.
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What two groups were at breaking point?
American and British colonies.
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What was the Quebec Act designed to do?
Keep the canadiens loyal to Britain.
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How did the Quebec Act impact the French?
(2 specific points)
recognized the importance of the Catholic church, kept French law for business and personal law matters, good for the French population, introduced English criminal law
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How did Britain benefit from this Act?
Britain took control over Quebec
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What was the Quebec Act designed to do?
keep Canadiens loyal to Britain
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What did Governor Carleton promise?
Carleton promised that he would follow the original plans set out in the Act.
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What did the Quebec Act lead to?
American Revolution
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Why did the Quebec Act upset the Americans?
(2 reasons)
Americans wanted to expand into the Ohio valley, Quebec did not have an elected assembly and wanted more democracy.
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What were the secret instructions given to governor that the French Canadiens were not told about?
The governor was to introduce English Civil law and suppress the Catholic Church.
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What is a positive aspect of the Quebec Act?
The Quebec economy could rely again on the fisheries and the traditional fur trade.
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Why would some of the Canadiens be unhappy with the Act?
Canadiens accepted to get an elected assembly
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What is a negative aspect of the Quebec Act?
This dramatically reduced the size of New France.
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Who was the ruler of Britain when the Quebec Act was passed?
King George 3rd
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What was the Thirtneen Colonies?
The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States.
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Why would the British supress the Catholic Church?
The British were Anglican and the French were Catholic
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Why did the British treat the French resonably well?
The British hoped the French Canadians would forget their culture and language.
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What is the formal name of the Quebec Act?
British North America (Quebec) Act 1774
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What was one of the reasons the Quebec Act made the Thirteen colonies mad?
It angered the Patriots, and dismayed the Loyalists who supported the Crown, and helped to accelerate the confrontation that became the American Revolution
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What was the law of the religion and language?
Catholic church was allowed to collect tithes (church taxes)and the French language was allowed to continue.
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Why was the Quebec Act good for Canada?
The British respected the Canadiens and French religion, culture and language.
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When did Quebec divide into Upper and Lower Canada?
In 1791.
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What was the Military Rule?
This is the term usually applied to the period of military government which intervened between the capture of Quebec in 1759 and the definitive session of the French dominions in North America by the Peace of Paris in 1763.