POL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Responsible Government, Constitutional Act 1791, Quebec Act

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 101
• Professor: Adam Thorn

Document Summary

Newfoundland, and areas around hudson"s bay to great britain: britain captured quebec city in 1759 during the sever years war, and by 1763, new. After british conquest: royal proclamation (1763): placed indians under the protection of the british crown. Established british rule over the former french colonies and: quebec act (1774): An act of the british parliament that guaranteed catholics would be able to freely practice their religion, the privileges of the catholic church would be maintained, and the french system of the civil (private) law would be used alongside. Americans who remained loyal to the british crown at the time of the war of. Subsequently, many loyalists migrated to the british north american colonies: constitutional act (1791): An act that divided quebec into two separate colonies: upper. An influx of immigrants: the war of independence had limited support from quebec, the success of american revolutionaries gaining independence resulted in many.