Quebec Act and American Revolution

Causes for American Revolution••••••

Taxation due to Seven Years War••••••

Cause for Quebec Act••••••

Stay in favour of Quebec elites in case of war - potential for loyalty••••••

Quebec Act••••••

1774••••••Continued Seigneurial system••••••Religious and Linguistic freedom••••••Collect tithes••••••French can hold office as Catholics••••••Appointed council••••••Bigger Quebec••••••French Civil Law••••••

English Reaction to Quebec Act••••••

Loss of power••••••

American Reaction••••••

Feel betrayed as they helped fight French••••••

Indigenous Reaction••••••

Cut territory in half••••••

Habitant Reaction••••••

Resent Catholic Church and Seigneurs - no power••••••

Intolerable Acts••••••

"1773 - Quebec Act: Expansion of Quebec••••••1774 - Boston Port Act: Closing port of Boston

177x - Massachusetts Government Act: assembly barred from session••••••177x - Quartering Act: British soldiers were housed in homes of colonists••••••"

Boston Tea Party••••••

1773••••••Bostonians pour tea into harbour••••••

First Continental Congress••••••

Colonial delegates meet (not Georgia) to adopt self government••••••

American Revolution••••••

1775-1783••••••Declared its independence••••••

Treaty of Paris 2.0••••••

No First Nations Territory••••••Only Can. Gov. Mae treaties with first nations••••••

Why didn’t Canada Join••••••

Appeased by Quebec Act••••••Americans less tolerant to French culture••••••••••••

George Washington••••••

Leader of American army••••••

⅓ of American Pop. Was••••••

Loyalist••••••

New Brunswick••••••

Established 1784••••••80% Loyalists••••••12 000••••••

Loyalists in Quebec••••••

10 000 - Particularly around rural Lake Ontario (Upper Canada)••••••

Loyalist Agenda••••••

Retain British Monarchy••••••Prevent American Revolution in Canada••••••Dominate a new Elected Assembly••••••Establish new Colonies for non-French••••••

Black Loyalists••••••

Freedom to slaves that left masters••••••3 000 free black people left••••••1792 - 1200 went to sierra leone••••••Not welcomed, treated badly••••••