Formal Legislation Flashcards
High Mark Please.
1
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What was the cause of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
A
- People wanted government in the lands that France gave Britain after the 7 Years War
- Better First Nations relations
2
Q
What did the Royal Proclamation contain?
A
- Established First Nations rights
- Reserved a lot of the land of the Western 13 Colonies for the First Nations to use
3
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What were the effects of the Royal Proclamation?
A
- All British / First Nations negotiations were officially recorded
- First Nations kept their land for a short while
4
Q
What caused the Constitution Act of 1791?
A
- Britain was pressured to meet the demands of loyalists who were dissatisfied with the state of Quebec
5
Q
What did the Constitution Act contain?
A
- Declared the existence of Upper and Lower Canada
6
Q
What were the effects of the Constitution Act?
A
- New immigrants from Europe flooded into Upper Canada
- Lower Canada remained the same
7
Q
What caused the Quebec Act of 1774?
A
- Wanted to satisfy the Francophone population of Quebec
8
Q
What did the Quebec Act contain?
A
Gave Quebec
- Own appointed legaslature
- Independence
- Free practice of Catholicism
- Their own language (French)
- The Ohio River Valley
9
Q
What were the effects of the Quebec Act?
A
- Limited westward expansion of the colonies
- Angered the rest of the 13 colonies, labeled an “Intolerable Act”
