. A history of Canada and of the other British provinces of North America . e of their religion, lawS; and institutions.(n 1763, the Enghsh criminal laws were introduced intoCanada by royal proclamation; but, by the— 13. Quebec Act of 1774, tins proclamation was annulled,and the ancient Coutume de Paris (law and custom of Paris)restored in civil matters. By this Act, the English criminal,iaw was perpetuated, and a supreme liegislative Council established. 14. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the Provinceinto Upper and LowerCanada; introduced therepresentative system ofgovernment. Ur «er
. A history of Canada and of the other British provinces of North America . e of their religion, lawS; and institutions.(n 1763, the Enghsh criminal laws were introduced intoCanada by royal proclamation; but, by the— 13. Quebec Act of 1774, tins proclamation was annulled,and the ancient Coutume de Paris (law and custom of Paris)restored in civil matters. By this Act, the English criminal,iaw was perpetuated, and a supreme liegislative Council established. 14. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the Provinceinto Upper and LowerCanada; introduced therepresentative system ofgovernment. Ur «er itsauthority, the Upper Ca-nada Parliament intro-duced the English crimi-nal ^aw and trial by jurvin 1/92. Another Actset apart the Clergy JRe-serve lands. 15. The Union Act of1840 united the Prov-inces of Upper and LowerCanada into one Pro-vince, under one govern-ment. A seal for theunited province, like that in the engraving, was thea ^opted. rv. CANADIAN ACTS, 16. The Representation Act, the Franchise Act, and theIndependence of Parliament Act, were passed in Qttkstions.—What Acts have been passed eince 1688? Mention theabject of the Treaty of Parw. WTiat Acta have been passed by the Impe-rial i arliament relating to Canada? What Canadian Acts have been passed? id# HISTOUT OF CANADA. rt^v if 17. TTie Legislative Council was made elective in 1856. | 18. The Seigniorial Tenure was abolished in Lower Canada,; \and the proceeds of the Clergy Reserve Lands of Upper Canada* 1applied to municipal purposes, in 1855-7. 19. Municipal InsUtutions were introduced into UpperCanada in 1841, and into Lower Canada in 1847-55. 20. Systems of Edueation were devised for Upper and LowerCanada, in 1841-6. 21. The Law of Primogeniture, limiting the succession otproperty to the eldest son, in Upper and Lower Canada, waarepealed in 1851. V. CITIL GOTERNMENT. 22. The Executive Government of Canada consists of aRepresentative of Her Majesty the Queen, styled BLis Excel-lency the Governor-
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