LAWS 2501 Study Guide - Report On The Affairs Of British North America, Quebec Act, Lower Canada
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British took over and passed the french quebec act (1774) Property and civil rights: boundaries of quebec get redrawn to make it bigger. Just because you create and elected assembly doesn"t mean it will be followed: could just ignore it, created tension between french canada and the british government. Papineau: political leader: 92 resolutions to the crown; asked for reform, took 3 years to answer from the crown, answer was no, no room for negotiation. Church sides with the crown- said it was a sin to challenge authority: demonstrates loyalty to the crown. 1960s: the quiet revolution: church loses its influence. Enquire into what went wrong and how we can avid it. Wanted to force a union between both canada"s. Purpose: making an english province that should only be placed in. British pass the act of union: united province of canada: canada east(quebec) and canada west (ontario, united province of canada.