Debates of the House of Commons in the Year 1774 On the Bill for Making More Effectual Provision for the Government of Province of Quebec
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Debates of the House of Commons in the Year 1774 On the Bill for Making More Effectual Provision for the Government of Province of Quebec

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This volume presents the debates of the House of Commons in the year 1774 concerning the bill for making more effectual provision for the government of the Province of Quebec, commonly known as the Quebec Act. A crucial piece of legislation in the lead-up to the American Revolution, the Quebec Act expanded the territory of the province, guaranteed free practice of the Catholic faith, and restored French civil law while retaining English criminal law. These debates offer invaluable insight into the political considerations and philosophical underpinnings that shaped British policy in North Amer...