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Province of Quebec (1763–1791)

1763–1791 · 18th century

The Province of Quebec was the British colony created by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 from the conquered French colony of Canada. The Quebec Act of 1774 enlarged it to the Ohio valley and the Great Lakes and guaranteed French civil law and the Catholic faith. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided it into Upper and Lower Canada.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Province of Quebec (1763–1791). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-quebec-1763-1791
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“Province of Quebec (1763–1791).” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-quebec-1763-1791. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Province of Quebec (1763–1791).” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-quebec-1763-1791.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Province of Quebec (1763–1791)’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-quebec-1763-1791 (Accessed: ).

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