1774Quebec Act

Quebec Act set the terms for the governance of territory won...
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1774

📜 Quebec Act

Quebec Act set the terms for the governance of territory won from France in the French and Indian War; continuation of French civil law and governmental, and toleration of Catholicism; the territorial boundaries extended through the Ohio Valley, which Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut colonies expected to develop themselves.
Quebec Act (1774)
British PolicyColonial GovernanceFrench and Indian WarTerritorial DisputesOhio ValleyCatholicismIntolerable ActsAmerican Revolution
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📜 Parliament Passes Intolerable Acts

British pass Intolerable Acts, including: Boston Port Act Administration of Justice Act Massachusetts Government Act A second Quartering Act Quebec Act set the terms for the governance of territory won from France in the French and Indian War; continuation of French civil law and governmental, and toleration of Catholicism; the territorial boundaries extended through the Ohio Valley, which Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut colonies expected to develop themselves.
Parliament Passes Intolerable Acts (1774)
Intolerable ActsBoston Port ActAdministration of Justice ActMassachusetts Government ActQuebec ActQuartering ActBritish PolicyColonial GrievancesEscalationPunitive Measures
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🚢 Boston Port Act

Intolerable ActsMassachusettsBostonEconomic SanctionsBritish PolicyAmerican RevolutionCoercive Acts
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👮 Massachusetts Government Act

Intolerable ActsBritish PolicyColonial GovernanceMassachusettsRoyal AuthorityAmerican RevolutionCoercive Acts
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