The Quebec Act of 1774?

Question

What was the "Catholic Problem"" in a Quebec under British rule, and how was it dealth with under the Quebec Act?

Answer 1

Before Britain conquered Quebec, its policy of conquest was to try to force Catholics to convert to Protestantism, and swear allegiance to the English monarch and the Protestant cause. It evicted the Acadians from Nova Scotia for refusing to take such an oath.

But there were too many in Quebec to evict, so after a dozen years or so since conquest, Britain decided to allow Catholicism, in order to prevent the rebels in the 13 colonies from allying with the Freench Canadians.

There were other provisions as well, designed to serve as a warning against the rebels, and to rile up anti-Catholic sentiments in the colonies to further allienate Quebec from the rebel cause.