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By Keaton Moore
The royal proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation is a document that set out guidelines for European settlement of Aboriginal territories in what is now North America. The Royal Proclamation was initially issued by King George III in 1763 to officially claim British territory in North America after Britain won the Seven Years War. In the Royal Proclamation, ownership over North America is issued to King George.

The Quebec Act

The royal proclamation was not appreciated in Quebec. The Quebec act was passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. It gave the French Canadians complete religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law. The Thirteen Colonies noticed it because it nullified many of the Western claims of the coast colonies by extending the boundaries of the province of Quebec to the Ohio River on the south and to the Mississippi River on the west. There were quite a few chances from the Quebec act which were all very important. The boundaries of Quebec were extended, the government would consist of a governor and an appointed council, which could include French-speaking Catholics, Freedom of religion was guaranteed, the French language was protected, and the French civil law was restored.