HIS263Y1 Lecture : oct 14
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The quebec act: british policy of appeasement, seigneurs, quebec act, extends quebec"s boundaries, continuation of catholicism, french civil law; appointive legislative council, the intolerable acts. 1774 captures spirit win the french over, cultivate achieve good relations with elites: roman catholic church, seigneurs, four key points, 1. Land: territorial boundaries of quebec greatly extended: 2. right of catholic church tieing: 3. Law: french civil law continue to be practiced. seigneural system control the land do not own it: controlled by seigneur, feudal system, contrasts with land tenure in british empire, free hold land tenure www. notesolution. com, private property, 4. called intolerable acts: taxation without representation. outbreak of the revolutionary war in 1775 independence from the british empire. 1776 13 colonies declare their independence july 4th 1776: veil reference to the quebec act. elite politicians concern possibility british forces in quebec could launch an attack. Launch an invasion of british colony of quebec.
