Dear Diary,
I am here to talk about this...Quebec Act. It's all anybody would talk about. Quebec still remained governed by this act. I hear people say that this act meant the colony used French civil law and the seigneurial land holding system. But for some reason, this system was offending the Loyalists that moved in. This meant that the farmers had a right to occupy land, but the didn't have a full title. I still don't know what that means...
April 17, 1791
Dear Quebec citizens,
I would like to inform you that I am passing a Constitutional Act:
- Quebec will be divided into two colonies: Upper and Lower Canada
- Each colony has to have an elected assembly with the power to raise taxes.
- Lower Canada was allowed to continue its seigneurial system of land ownership.
- Upper Canada was guaranteed the English freehold system of land ownership. This means that farmers could fully own their land.
- One seventh of all land in Upper Canada was to set aside as clergy reserves, which were sections of land controlled by the Anglican Church.
- One seventh of all land in Upper Canada was set aside as Crown reserves, which were sections of land controlled by the lieutenant governor.
Sincerely,
Your Governer
I have not heard about Canada being divided in to two colonies! What could this mean for the future of Canada? Does this mean...Canada could go to war with itself? Does this mean that... Canada could be destroyed?!? At least some of Canada has rights to own land instead or none. But I find it unfair to the lower Canadians. They still cannot own land? What is this world coming to?
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