Canada and its provinces; a history of the Canadian people and their institutions . itories, islands and countries in NorthAmerica, belonging to the Crown of Great Britain, boundedon the south, by a line from the Bay of Chaleurs to the mouthof the Ohio, and on the north by the southern boundaryof the territory granted to the Merchants Adventurers ofEngland trading to Hudsons Bay. Coupled with this isthe clause annexing to Quebec the coast-strip placed underthe jurisdiction of Newfoundland by the proclamation of1763, Obviously, therefore, the Quebec Act included withinthe bounds of that provinc
Canada and its provinces; a history of the Canadian people and their institutions . itories, islands and countries in NorthAmerica, belonging to the Crown of Great Britain, boundedon the south, by a line from the Bay of Chaleurs to the mouthof the Ohio, and on the north by the southern boundaryof the territory granted to the Merchants Adventurers ofEngland trading to Hudsons Bay. Coupled with this isthe clause annexing to Quebec the coast-strip placed underthe jurisdiction of Newfoundland by the proclamation of1763, Obviously, therefore, the Quebec Act included withinthe bounds of that province all British territory boundedon the south by the defined line between Chaleur Bay andthe mouth of the Ohio ; on the west, by the Mississippi;and, on the north, by the Hudsons Bay territories. This is further confirmed by the imperial order-in-councilof August 24, 1791, establishing the Provinces of UpperCanada and Lower Canada, wherein the dividing line, inpart, follows from the head of Lake Timiskaming by a linedrawn due north until it strikes the boundary line of
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