Macdonald High School [email protected] www.stewarthistory.weebly.com Name: Grade 9 History Chapter 3 Topic 7:The Effects of the American Revolution on the Province of Quebec (pp.158­161) ­ Answers How did the Quebec Act impact relations between the 13 Colonies and Great Britain? Increased the tension between them What did some of the 13 Colonies ask the Province of Quebec to do in October of 1774? What was Quebec’s answer? ­The 13 Colonies asked Quebec to join them in their revolution against Great Britain ­Quebec replied that they were not interested Why was it important for Quebec to join the 13 Colonies in their “American Revolution”? Who was their military leader? ­13 Colonies were trying to prevent Britain from using Quebec as a launching point for attacks against them. ­George Washington was their military leader What did the 13 Colonies do to Quebec after their second refusal? They attacked Quebec How did Canadien reactions to American Rebels in Quebec differ? ­Some Canadiens supported the Rebels by selling them supplies and, in a few cases, even joining their army. ­Other Canadiens refused to support the American Rebels out of fear the British might punish them. What happened on July 4th, 1776? 13 Colonies declared their independence from Britain and changed their name to the “United States of America” Who began to help the American “Patriotes” in 1778? France and Spain Topic 7 ­ Answers
1 Who won the American Revolution? What was the result? When did the war end? ­United States won the war and therefore the became an independent country on 1783. What did we call those inhabitants of the 13 Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown? What happened to them after the outbreak of war? ­Loyalists ­They had to leave the USA for other British colonies, especially in British North America. How many Loyalists emigrated to British North America? How many specifically arrived in the Province of Quebec? ­50 000 to British North America ­7000 to Quebec How did they divide their new lands? They used the “township system” of land division What happened to the tiny Anglophone population of Quebec after the arrival of the Loyalists? It grew from being only 1% of the Quebec population to 10%. The other 90% was French. What did the Loyalists think of their new colony? Who did they share opinions with? They were surprised and upset that the colony was so Francophone and did not have the same laws and legislative assembly that they had in the 13 Colonies. What new constitution would replace the Quebec Act and try to deal with some of the issues facing the colony? The Constitutional Act of 1791. Topic 7 ­ Answers
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