CanadaHistory 12 · Canada’s history
What did the Quebec Act of 1774 allow?
- aIt divided the colony into Upper and Lower Canada, each with its own assembly
- bIt gave the colony responsible government with an elected assembly
- cIt made English the only language of the courts, the schools and the government
- dIt let Catholics practise their religion freely and hold public officeCorrect answer
Why?
Britain passed the Quebec Act to govern a population that was mostly French-speaking and Catholic. It also kept French civil law, while criminal law stayed British.
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