The Canadian Freeholder: Showing The Sentiments Of The Bulk Of The Freeholders Of Canada Concerning The Late Quebec Act (1776)

by Francis Maseres

Book Overview

""The Canadian Freeholder"" is a book written by Francis Maseres in 1776. The book provides a detailed account of the sentiments of the majority of freeholders in Canada regarding the Quebec Act of 1774. The act was passed by the British Parliament and granted significant political and religious rights to the French-speaking Catholic population of Quebec. Maseres, a British lawyer and mathematician, was a strong opponent of the Quebec Act and believed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163918997
• ISBN13: 9781163918999
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"