Constitutional Act 1791

In order to accommodate the American Loyalists, Great Britain replaced the Quebec Act with the Constitutional Act.

1.Divided the colony of The Province of Quebec into two new provinces: Lower Canada and Upper Canada

2.Created a new structure of government for each province.

-It included, for the first time in Canada's history, a legislative assembly. The members of which were elected by the people. The result was representative, but not responsible government since the governor-general could veto or refuse bills passed by the elected legislative assembly.

3.Maintained French civil laws in Lower Canada;

-However both provinces were governed by the English criminal code.

4. The Act also guaranteed the French people their rights to the Roman Catholic Church.