Creation of the British Colony of Quebec

Quebec became a British colony after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Which war did the Treaty of Paris officially end?

• The War of Spanish Succession

• The War of 1812

• The Seven Years' War

• The Revolutionary War

Religion was an important part of life for the French Canadiens in Quebec. What religion was followed by the vast majority of the Canadien?

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

• Presbyterian

• Reformed

The French were afraid to be assimilated by the British. The term 'assimilated' means to:

• deport

• exile

• change a group so they are the same as the majority

• change a group so they are different from the majority

After the Seven Years' War the British were still having conflict with which group?

• The French

• The 13 Colonies

• The Dutch

• First Nations

The Royal Proclamation of 1763:

• Shrunk the size of Quebec to just the region of the St. Lawrence

• Created a large First Nations Territory in the Ohio Valley area that all settlers had to leave

• Replaced French law with English law in Quebec

• All of the above

The French in Quebec were happy with the Royal Proclamation of 1763:

• True

• False

The British were motivated to create the Quebec Act of 1774 by which of the following:

• They were having problems with the 13 colonies

• They wanted to keep the French Canadiens happy

• They wanted to have the support of Quebec

• All of the above

The Quebec Act of 1774 further shrunk the territory of Quebec

• True

• False

Which of the following territories created by the Royal Proclamation would disappear after the Quebec Act?

• Louisiana

• Quebec

• 13 Colonies

• First Nations Territory

The legal system was split in two by the Quebec Act, with English law for ________ matters and French law reinstated for ______ matters (choose the correct words and order from the list below).

• Criminal, Civil

• Civil, Criminal

• Federal, Local

• Local, Federal