USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Was the Quebec Act really about Quebec (Canada)?
A
Yes, it made Quebec a province but also made the Ohio Valley part of Canada.
B
Yes, this is where all of the Redcoats were sent
C
No, it all about the Ohio Valley
D
No, the act did not even mention Quebec
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Quebec Act repealed loyalty oath, established religious freedoms. After the war ended with a decisive victory for the British and the defeat of France and Spain, France ceded Quebec and all its claims to the Ohio River Valley to the British Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Quebec Act was put into effect on 1 May 1775. It was passed to gain the loyalty of the French-speaking majority of the Province of Quebec. Based on recommendations from Governors James Murray and Guy Carleton, the Act guaranteed the freedom of worship and restored French property rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -The act also enlarged the boundaries of Quebec to include the Ohio Country and part of the Illinois Country, from the Appalachian Mountains on the east, south to the Ohio River, west to the Mississippi River and north to the southern boundary of lands owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company, or Rupert’s Land.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Quebec Act of 1774 is very important for two reasons. First, it pleased most of the French people and because of this they did not rebel against the British. Second, it made many Americans very angry because they thought the British were too lenient to the French.

Detailed explanation-5: -This territory along the St. Lawrence River, called Canada by the French, was renamed Quebec by the British, after its capital city. Non-military administration of the territories acquired by the British in the war was defined in the Royal Proclamation of 1763.

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