Quebec Act

The Quebec Act of 1774 was an act by the British Parliament setting out procedures of governance in the area of Quebec.

Related Topics:
1774 - British Parliament - Quebec

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After the Seven Years' War, a victorious Great Britain achieved a peace agreement through the Treaty of Paris (1763). Under the terms of the treaty, the Kingdom of France chose to keep the islands of Guadeloupe for its valuable sugar crops instead of the strip of land France controlled along North America's St. Lawrence River known as Canada. After the conquest the British had renamed this province Quebec, after its capital.

Related Topics:
Seven Years' War - Great Britain - Treaty of Paris (1763) - France - Guadeloupe - North America - St. Lawrence River - Canada - Quebec - Capital

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With unrest growing in the colonies to the south, which would one day grow into the American Revolution, the British were worried that the French Canadians might also support the growing rebellion. In order to secure the allegiance of the approximately 70,000 French Canadians to the British crown, first Governor James Murray and later Governor Guy Carleton promoted the need for action. There was a need to compromise between the conflicting demands of the new subjects and that of the newly arrived British subjects. This eventually resulted in the Quebec Act of 1774.

Related Topics:
American Revolution - James Murray - Guy Carleton

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