Canada A Country by Consent: The Quebec Act: The American Revolution 1776

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The American Revolution 1776

The American colonies looked upon the Quebec Act of 1774 as yet another Intolerable Act Intolerable Acts: A number of Acts passed by Britain in the 1760s and 70s which angered the inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies eventually leading to the American Revolution. The Quebec Act was one of them. by the British government because it gave the vast Ohio territory to Quebec. THirteen Colonies become the United States This added to the many perceived injustices which the American colonists finally revolted against. The American Revolution of 1776 severed the Thirteen Colonies from Britain and established them as an independent country called the United States of America.

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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.