What is the Quebec Act of 1774?

The Quebec Act of 1774 (French: Acte de Québec), (the Act) formally known as the British North America (Quebec) Act 1774, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 14 Geo. III c. 83) setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. read more

Quebec Act, act of the British Parliament in 1774 that vested the government of Quebec in a governor and council and preserved the French Civil Code, the seigneurial system of land tenure, and the Roman Catholic Church. read more

The Quebec Act of 1774 was a rule imposed by the British Parliament to set the new authority of the province of Quebec, which was another colony in North America in the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War. read more