Quebec Act: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	1774
Context	Intolerable Acts

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Map depicting the Province of Quebec in 1774, with its territory shaded in green. The map shows definite and indefinite boundaries separating Quebec from Rupert's Land, Labrador, Nova Scotia, and the Thirteen British Colonies, as well as the area of French fishing rights along the Atlantic coast. Major geographic features such as the St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, and Hudson Bay are labeled.

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Topics

Roman Catholicism Western colonialism government Quebec Civil rights French Canadian reform Great Britain

Key People

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William Legge, 2nd earl of Dartmouth

British statesman