HIST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Habitants, Lower Canada, French Defence
12 Mar 2014
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Not of representing (cid:224) don"t bring in other material to answer this. Parliamentary elections and the rise of press = triumph of public opinion. Montesquieu (views britain well vs. french monarchical system) Puts indian territory" under quebec"s jurisdiction expands colonial borders. Part 1 split between imperial policy and practice (cid:224) british have always governed overseas colonies by consent of the. Strongest or greatest" part of the population (except ireland: in quebec they must choose between offending the french canadians and offending british canadians. Quebec act draws serious opposition everywhere outside q = protestants protests and riots; cartoons of catholic bishops dancing to celebrate their trampling of british rights. For the american colonists = a threatening form of departure: take it as a warning that the british intend to govern them more closely, to micromanage them with a heavier hand and more coercion.
