In Quebec:
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The French elite (seigneurs and clergy) were pleased
as the seigneurs were allowed to keep their seigneurial system and allowed
to sit on the appointed council.
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The Catholic Church was pleased because they could
again collect tithes and their freedom to worship was guaranteed.
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The habitant farmers (censitaires) disliked the
fact that they would again have to pay seigneurial dues and church tithes.
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The British merchants disliked French civil laws
and the British refusal to establish an elected legislative assembly.
In the 13 Colonies:
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The Americans were angry because the Quebec Act
stopped their westward expansion and allowed French Roman Catholic institutions
in Quebec.
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