Which 1774 law let French Canadians keep their civil law and the Catholic religion?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The Quebec Act
- Step 1: After 1763 Britain governed a large French-speaking Catholic population. Step 2. The Quebec Act of 1774 restored French civil law and protected the Catholic Church. Answer: the Quebec Act. Why not the others: the Constitutional Act divided the province in 1791, the Act of Union merged it in 1840 and the Proclamation dates from 1763.
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