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	Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Quebec is also the sole territory north of the Caribbean Sea – aside from France itself, and the thinly populated archipelago of St-Pierre and Miquelon – where French is spoken by a majority of the population.
		Quebec's highest mountain is Mont D'Iberville, which is located on the border with Newfoundland and Labrador in the northeastern part of the province.
		The avian emblem of Quebec is the snowy owl.
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	Quebec Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1600
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1640
		Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1699
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Quebec Act
		Quebec is located in eastern Canada, bordered by Ontario and Hudson Bay to the west, Atlantic Canada to the east, the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York) to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
		In 1774, fearful that the French-speaking population of Quebec would side with the rebels of the 13 colonies to the south, the British Parliament passed the Quebec Act that paved the way to official recognition of the French language and French culture.
		Quebec is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop and of an Anglican bishop.
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	Quebec Act
		The Quebec Act of 1774 was an act by the British Parliament setting out procedures of governance in the area of Quebec.
		As well the act changed the boundaries of Quebec by including some of the colonies to the south, where the Ohio and Mississippi River met, and lands to the North, between the Great Lakes and the Hudson Bay.
		The act confirmed the Indian territory between the Appalachians and the Ohio country that had been established by the treaties in 1763.
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	Quebec Act
		Quebec Act (An Act for making more effective Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America) was a British statute which received royal assent 22 June 1774 and became effective 1 May 1775.
		The Act enlarged the boundaries of the PROVINCE OF QUEBEC to include Labrador, Ile d'Anticosti and Iles de la Madeleine on the east, and the Indian territory south of the Great Lakes between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers on the west.
		The Quebec Act was framed largely by Gov Sir Guy CARLETON, although not all of his policies were incorporated into it.
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	Quebec Act
		The Quebec Act entrenched French language rights, the old French civil law and officially recognized the Roman Catholic Church, including its right to impose taxes; however, criminal law remained British and based on the common law.
		As well, the act changed the boundaries of Quebec by including some of the colonies to the south, where the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers met, and lands to the north, between the Great Lakes and Rupert's Land.
		The act confirmed the Indian territory between the Appalachians and the Ohio country that had been established by the Proclamation of 1763.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/q/qu/quebec_act.html (478 words)

	Definition of Quebec Act
		The Quebec Act restored the former French civil tradition for private law, which had been ended in 1763 (although constitutional and criminal law remained of the common law tradition), and allowed for the Roman Catholic faith to be practiced.
		The enacting of the Quebec Act was the single most important historical event relating to the failure of the American revolutionaries to gain the support of the Canadians during the American Revolution and later U.S. attempts to invade both Upper and Lower Canada.
		The act also changed the boundaries of Quebec to include the Ohio Country and Illinois Country, from the Appalachian Mountains on the east, south to the Ohio River, west to the Mississippi River and north to the southern boundary of lands owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, or Rupert's Land.
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	Quebec Act, 1774 - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		QUEBEC ACT, 1774 [Quebec Act, 1774] passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763.
		The Thirteen Colonies considered this law one of the Intolerable Acts, for it nullified many of the Western claims of the coast colonies by extending the boundaries of the province of Quebec to the Ohio River on the south and to the Mississippi River on the west.
		Although it thus helped to bring on the American Revolution, the act, for which Sir Guy Carleton was largely responsible, was very influential in keeping Canada loyal to the crown during the Revolution.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-quebeca1c.html (384 words)

	Quebec Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Quebec Act was a British Act of Parliament that was passed in 1774 and became effective in 1775.
		The Act made it possible for Roman Catholics to be appointed to the council and to hold other public positions.
		The Act corrected many of the problems caused by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and thus pleased the French-speaking Catholics of Quebec.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Quebec Act, 1774 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Quebec Act, 1774 QUEBEC ACT, 1774 [Quebec Act, 1774] passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763.
		Geography Quebec is bounded on the N by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, on the E by the Labrador area of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the S by New Brunswick and the
		Intolerable Acts INTOLERABLE ACTS [Intolerable Acts] name given by American patriots to five laws (including the Quebec Act) adopted by Parliament in 1774, which limited the political and geographical freedom of the colonists.
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	Hydro-Québec Act
		In the case of absence, or inability to act of the chairman of the board of directors or a member of the board of directors, the Government may appoint a substitute, who then has the same powers as the person for whom he is substituted.
		The powers of expropriation conferred by this act may be exercised with regard to any immoveable even though it be devoted to a public use and be not even liable to expropriation by reason of some general law or special act other than chapter 20 of the statutes of 1943.
		In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes (chapter R-3), chapter 86 of the Revised Statutes, 1964, in force on 31 December 1977, is repealed, except sections 37 a and 37 b, effective from the coming into force of chapter H-5 of the Revised Statutes.
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	Quebec Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Quebec Act restored the former French civil law which had been ended in 1763 and allowed for the Roman Catholic faith to be practiced.
		The enacting of the Quebec Act was single most important historical event relating to failure of French Canadians to support the Revolution and later U.S. attempts to invade Upper and Lower Canada.
		The act also changed the boundaries of to include the Ohio Country and Illinois Country from the Appalachian Mountains on the east south to the Ohio River west to the Mississippi River and north to the southern boundary lands owned by the Hudson's Bay Company or Rupert's Land.
	www.freeglossary.com /Quebec_Act (702 words)

	Quebec Act - LoveToKnow 1911
		By this act the boundaries of the Canadian province of Quebec were extended so as to include much of the country between the Ohio and the Mississippi.
		Government was vested in a governor and council, a representative assembly not being granted till the Constitutional Act of 1791.
		The granting of part of the Western territory to Quebec, and the recognition of the Roman Catholic religion, greatly angered the American colonies.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Quebec_Act (238 words)

	The Quebec Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Quebec Act was passed on June 22nd, 1774 by the British government, and became effective May 1st, 1775.
		The Americans considered the Quebec Act to be one of the "Intolerable Acts", which may have cotributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution.
		The Quebec Act was passed to settle questions about the government and law for the French, but the British had a more selfish reason for passing the act.
	www.plpsd.mb.ca /amhs/history/quebec.html (349 words)

	Quebec Act - Readings - Quebec History
		By virtue of the Quebec Act, the Royal Proclamation was revoked; the territory of the Province of Quebec was greatly enlarged to include, in particular, the much disputed Ohio Valley.
		The Quebec Act constituted a bold move on the part of Britain.
		Nevertheless, Britain was successful enough with the concessions made in the Quebec Act to prevent the Canadiens from joining the Americans; had Britain not granted the Quebec Act it is possible to imagine that Canada would not exist today.
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	Transports Québec : Act respecting transport infrastructure partnerships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Act respecting transport infrastructure partnerships, which was assented to on December 13, 2000, provides a framework for the conclusion of long-term agreements between the Québec government and private sector companies and, if need be, other governments or municipalities.
		The Act empowers the Minister of Transport to determine projects to be carried out as public-private partnerships, specify the rules for selecting the partner, conclude an agreement and acquire or use a public right-of-way.
		The Act authorizes the partner to collect and use tolls and describes the measures that may be adopted in the event of non-payment.
	www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca /en/affaires/partenariat/loi.asp (222 words)

	Quebec Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Quebec Act restored the former French civil law, which had been ended in 1763, and allowed forthe Roman Catholic faith to be practiced.
		The enacting of the Quebec Act was the single most important historical event relating to the failure of French Canadians tosupport the American Revolution and later U.S. attempts to invade both Upper and Lower Canada.
		The act also changed the boundaries of Quebec to include the OhioCountry and Illinois Country, from the Appalachian Mountains on the east, south to the Ohio River, west to the Mississippi River and north to the southern boundary of lands owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, or Rupert's Land.
	www.therfcc.org /quebec-act-43377.html (639 words)

	The History of Canada and Canadians Quebec Act of 1774
		Under its terms the boundaries of Quebec were extended as far as the Ohio River valley.
		The Roman Catholic church was recognized by the Quebec Act, and its right to collect tithes was confirmed.
		Within a year of the passing of the Quebec Act, the rebelling 13 Atlantic colonies sent two armies north to capture the "fourteenth colony." Sir Guy Carleton, the British governor of Canada, narrowly escaped capture when one of these armies, under Richard Montgomery, took Montreal.
	www.linksnorth.com /canada-history/thequebecact.html (328 words)

	Quebec Act
		In 1774, the English Parliament enacted the Quebec Act.
		The Quebec Act gave the English colony of Quebec control of all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains and north of the Ohio River.
		The Quebec Act, along with several other English actions during the 1760s and early 1770s, inspired the colonists to issue the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
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	Quebec - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Template:Portal Quebec (pronounced Template:IPA or Template:IPA) (French: Québec, pronounced Template:IPA) is the largest province in Canada (in terms of area) and the second most populous, after Ontario, with a population of 7,598,100 (Statistics Canada, July 2005).
		Quebec's official language is French and is the only Canadian province where English is not an official language.
		Often described as a crossroads between Europe and America, Quebec is home to a people that has the privilege of being connected to the strong cultural currents of the United States, France, and the British Isles all at the same time.
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	The Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The eight Cree bands are identified in the Act as: Whapmagoostui Aeyouch (Whapmagoostui Band), Chisasibi Eeyouch (Chisasibi Band), Wemindgi Eeyou (Wemindji Band), Wapanoutauw Eeyou (Eastmain Band), Waskaganish Eeyou (Waskaganish Band), Nemaskauw Eenouch (Nemaska Band), Waswanipi Eenouch (Waswanipi Band) and Mistasini Eenouch (Mistassini Band).
		It replaced the Indian Act for the bands affected, except for determining which beneficiaries are Indians within the meaning of the Indian Act, and has been a bench mark in the adoption of a bilateral approach through consultation, as policy, in determining relationships between government and natives.
		In passing this Act, Parliament has given to the bands most of the powers that were exercised, under the Indian Act, by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Governor in Council.
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	Free Essay The Quebec Act 1774
		The British mercantile group and the French Canadians in Quebec responded favorably to the revised boundaries and were gratified that the Ohio Valley became the exclusive domain of the St. Lawrence-centered fur trade and both welcomed the annexation of the coastal fisheries off Labrador to Quebec.
		The Quebec Act gave full freedom of worship to Catholics and the right to collect tithes was restored to the clergy, much to the dislike of the habitants.
		The disregard of the British merchants in Quebec, the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church, the denial of an elected legislative assembly, and the new boundaries of Quebec further fueled the rebellion in the British North American colonies.
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	The Quebec Act
		On the heels of the Coercive Acts, Parliament passed the Quebec Act, a well-intentioned measure designed to afford greater rights to the French inhabitants of Canada, which had come under British rule through the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
		the administrative boundaries of Quebec were extended south to the Ohio and west to the Mississippi rivers; this last-minute provision was an admission that the Proclamation Line of 1763, and Indian policy in general, had been a massive failure.
		The Quebec Act was not part of Lord North’s punitive program, but many Americans missed the distinction and regarded the law as simply another "Intolerable Act." Opposition formed in a number of quarters.
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	Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act
		This Act may be cited as the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act.
		Except for the purpose of determining which of the Cree beneficiaries and Naskapi beneficiaries are "Indians" within the meaning of the Indian Act, the Indian Act does not apply to Cree bands or the Naskapi band, nor does it apply on or in respect of Category IA or IA-N land.
		A by-law of a band made under this Act may require the holding of a licence or permit and may provide for the issuance thereof and the fees therefor.
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	Quebec act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	QUEBEC ACT - Online Information article about QUEBEC ACT
		Canadian province of Quebec were extended so as to include much of the See also:
		assembly not being granted till the Constitutional Act of 1791.
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	Virtual Law Office: Royal Proclamation of 1763
		The Crown used the Quebec Act, 1774 as a device to re-assert its control within the Proclamation lands by extending the former boundaries of Quebec down to the Ohio River near what is now Pittsburgh, then down the Ohio the Mississippi and north to Rupert's Land.
		The The Quebec Act, 1774 reinstated French civil law to apply in respect of such matters and the phrase survives in section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
		The American colonists, however, viewed the extension of the territory of Quebec with alarm and described the French legal regime, then not codified as it is today, as an "arbitrary system of laws".
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