Why Did Many American Colonists Object to the Quebec Act

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why did many American colonists object to the Quebec Act?

• A) It made Roman Catholicism Quebec's official religion.
• B) It permitted criminal cases to be settled without the use of juries.
• C) It created a plan for a military occupation of the colonies.
• D) It transferred Quebec back to France, thereby placing a hostile power at the northern border of the American colonies.
• E) It moved the capital of the Dominion of New England to Montreal.

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Definitions:

Biological Processes

Any process that occurs within a living organism to maintain life, including growth, metabolism, reproduction, and response to stimuli.

Repolarization

The process of returning membrane potential to its resting level.

Equilibrium Potential

This term refers to the electrical potential difference that precisely balances an ionic concentration gradient across a membrane, resulting in no net ion flow.

Hyperpolarization

An increase in a cell's membrane potential, making it more negative inside compared to the outside and further from the threshold that causes action potentials.