PART 3 The Quebec Act (1774) and the American Revolution ...

1 D3-36 chapter 3 Secondary III Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc. COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES (cont.) Worksheet PART 3 The Quebec Act (1774) and the American Revolution (1775 1783) Textbook, pp. 152 158 a) What is the name of the second British constitution of the Province of Quebec ? b) Why was this constitution adopted? On the following map, draw the outline of the Province of Quebec after the Quebec Act. Consult Document 32, on page 152 in your textbook. Why did the Quebec Act grant the Province of Quebec the territories that were coveted by the Thirteen Colonies?

2 The Quebec Act included several articles that affected the Canadiens. What did it set out in terms of justice? 4 3 2 1 Name: Group: Date: Situate in time and space IO Determine causes IO Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc. Secondary III chapter 3 D3-37 COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES (cont.) Worksheet The following document is an excerpt of the Quebec Act. This new constitution instituted measures that displeased some British colonists. Name two measures invoked in this excerpt. Consult Document 34, on page 154 in your textbook. Indicate the group to which each of the following reactions to the Quebec Act belongs (seigneurs, Canadiens, members of the British Party or the inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies).

3 Reaction to the Quebec Act Group a) They were displeased, because London granted too many concessions to the Catholic Canadiens and protected the Catholic Church. Moreover, the new constitution once again prevented them from settling on the rich land of the Ohio Valley. b) They were pleased with the official recognition of the Catholic religion. c) They were pleased with the western expansion of the boundaries, which served their interests in the fur trade. d) They were pleased with the recognition of the seigneurial system. e) They were very displeased, because they did not obtain a legislative assembly and were opposed to the reinstatement of French civil law.

4 What principle did the Thirteen Colonies invoke to oppose the taxes imposed by Great Britain? 7 6 5 Name: Group: Date: Establish facts IO .. it is hereby declared that His Majesty s Subjects, professing the Religion of the Church of Rome [Catholic Church] .. may have, hold, and enjoy, the free Exercise of the Religion of the Church of Rome .. and that the Clergy of said Church may hold, receive, and enjoy, their accustomed [normal] Dues and Rights, with respect to such Persons only as shall profess the said Religion. Quebec Act. Establish connections between facts IO D3-38 chapter 3 Secondary III Reproduction permitted TC Media Books Inc.

5 COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES (cont.) Worksheet Compare Document 3, on page 179 in your textbook, with Document 8, on page 181 in your textbook. a) How do the positions regarding the Canadiens expressed in these texts differ? b) What camp do you associate each of these positions with? Consult Document 37, on page 156 in your textbook. What triggered the actions of the British colonists? Who were the signatories of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? What characterized the Quebec Act? What was the American Revolution ? 10 9 8 Name: Group: Date: Identify differences AND Establish connections between facts IO Determine causes IO 11 Summary 12 Summary