Address to the People of Quebec
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Address to the People of Quebec is a 1774 political appeal in which American colonial leaders urged the inhabitants of Quebec to join them in resisting British rule and embracing representative government.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Address to the People of the Colonies | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary text
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historical document ⓘ political appeal ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
representative government
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resistance to British authority ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expand opposition to British rule beyond the Thirteen Colonies
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gain support of French-speaking Canadians ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| author | American colonial leaders ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| createdBy | American colonial leaders ⓘ |
| date | 1774 ⓘ |
| genre |
political writing
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revolutionary propaganda ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British colonial policy
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colonial rights ⓘ representative institutions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| politicalContext | American colonial resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | anti-British rule ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage the adoption of representative government in Quebec
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to urge the inhabitants of Quebec to resist British rule ⓘ |
| targetAudience | inhabitants of Quebec ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Address to the People of the Colonies