HST 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Richard Montgomery, Quebec Act, John Graves Simcoe
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The american colonists disliked british rule in quebec. Quebec act: by creating this authoritarian system and bowing to the catholic church, it was a. Americans asked french to join them and get benefits of british institutions and elected assembly. Said that the quebec is going to enslave people, land will be confiscated, you"ll be sent to war, taxes will go up, more work on roads, treated poorly; told the people things about the act that weren"t necessarily true. Said that the french were better off with americans. The government here reacted, published an official copy of the quebec act in french and english language to full explain what it meant. Duty as catholics were to stand by britain. Should refuse to give communion to any catholic that would not fight. Ethan allen led the first attack up the mercier river. Captured a huge fort st. jean and another before st. lawrence river.
