Canada A Country by Consent: The Quebec Act: Reaction of the English Merchants

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Reaction of the British Merchants

Some British merchants were angry that the Quebec Act didn't give them an elected Assembly as the Thirteen Colonies had. They wanted Roman Catholics to be banned from office and a Protestant Assembly created that would give them most of the power.

The merchants were pleased, however, with the extended boundary of the colony which assisted its main economic activity, the fur trade.

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A Country by Consent is a national history of Canada which studies the major political events that have shaped the country, presented in a cohesive, chronological narrative. Many of these main events are introduced by an audiovisual overview, enlivened by narration, sound effects and music.

This was the first digital, multimedia history of Canada. It started out as a laserdisc in 1993 and the CD-ROM version has been used in schools across the country. It has been approved as a curriculum-supporting resource by provincial and territorial ministries of education. This online, public domain site is the fifth edition of the project.