George III (r. 1760 – 1776, in the colonies; died 1820) lends his assent to the Quebec Act, establishing a civil government for the former French enclave, granting the Roman Catholic Church the right to collect a mandatory 10% tithe on all colonists, and extending the boundaries of the colony of Quebec to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
[restored 6/25/2021]
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Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1025.
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