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Loyalists and the Constitutional Act of 1791
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did loyalists believe they should have? | The same amount of rights as other British citizens |
| Since Quebec was still governed by the Quebec act of 1774, what did that mean?` | It meant that the colony used French civil law and the seigneurial land holding systems |
| When was the Constitutional Act passed? | In 1791 |
| What were the 2 colonies Quebec was separated into? | Upper and lower Canada |
| What was upper Canada guaranteed? | The English freehold system of land ownership |
| ___ / ___ of all Upper Canada was set aside as clergy reserves, which were sections of land controlled by the Anglican Church | 1/7 |
| What does the executive council do? | Manages day to day government business |
| What does the legislative council do? | Makes laws |
| what does Legislative assembly do | |