The Quebec Act

This was an act imposed by the British Parliament to the governance of Quebec which implied the following components:

* The province's territory was expanded to take over part of the Indian Reserve, including much of what is now southern Ontario, plus Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota.

* The oath of allegiance was replaced with one that no longer made reference to the Protestant faith.

* It guaranteed free practice of the Catholic faith.

* It restored the use of the French civil law for private matters while maintaining the use of the English common law for public administration, including criminal prosecution.