What is Quebec Act?
The '''Quebec Act''' was a British law passed in 1774. It was about [[Quebec]] in Canada. Britain ruled Quebec after the [[French and Indian War]]. Before that, it had been ruled by France. Most of the white people in Quebec spoke the [[French language]] and used the [[Roman Catholic]] part of the Christian religion instead of the [[Church of England]] part of the Christian religion.<ref name=MTSU /> The British Parliament passed the Quebec Act in 1774. It said that French Canadians did not need to say a [[loyalty oath]] any more. It gave [[Roman Catholics]] more rights. It let the French Canadians use some French laws instead of only British laws.<ref name=MTSU>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1034/quebec-act-of-1774|access-date=January 10, 2021|title=Quebec Act of 1774 (1774)|author=Paul Cornish|work=The First Amendment Encyclopedia}}</ref> This made many British settlers in Canada angry because they did not like Roman Catholics. They called the Quebec Act an [[Intolerable Act]].<ref name=MTSU /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Constitution of Canada}} [[Category:History of Quebec]] [[Category:Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain]] [[Category:1770s in Great Britain]]