Which law of 1791 divided the colony of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Constitutional Act, 1791
- Step 1: Loyalists had settled west of the Ottawa River and wanted British law. Step 2. The 1791 act made Upper Canada (English-speaking) and Lower Canada (French-speaking). Answer: the Constitutional Act, 1791. Why not the others: the Quebec Act came earlier, and the 1840 and 1867 acts joined colonies rather than dividing one.
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