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Constitutional Act 1791
The Constitutional Act of 1791 was a British law that divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada, mainly English-speaking, and Lower Canada, mainly French-speaking. Each province received an elected legislative assembly alongside an appointed council and governor, and land was reserved to support the Protestant clergy. It remained in force until the Act of Union joined the two provinces in 1841.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Constitutional Act 1791. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/constitutional-act-1791
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- “Constitutional Act 1791.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/constitutional-act-1791. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Constitutional Act 1791.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/constitutional-act-1791.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Constitutional Act 1791’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/constitutional-act-1791 (Accessed: ).
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