  this section of the timeline of quebec history concerns the events in british north america relating to what is the present day province of quebec, canada between the time of the constitutional act of 1791 and the act of union 1840. ==1790s== *1790 â the dechristianisation of france during the french revolution marks the beginning of a sharp tightening of the powers and influence of the roman catholic church in quebec that would last until 1960. *1791 - the constitutional act is enacted by the british parliament on june 10. *1792 - the first elections of lower canada are held on june 11. *1792 - the first session of the parliament of lower canada opens on december 17. *1792 - on december 18, jean-antoine panet is elected speaker of the legislative assembly. *1792 - opening of the first post office in montreal on december 20. *1793 - language debate at the legislative assembly of quebec on january 21. *1793 - on january 27, lower canada-born jean basset presents a memoir to the national convention in revolutionary france in which he pleads for a reconquest of canada. *1793 - france declares war on england on february 8. *1793 - prorogation of the first session of the parliament on may 9. *1793 - on september 23, governor dorchester demands that the assembly punishes foreigners threatening the british government in canada or any seditious citizen. *1793 - in october, there are rumours that a french fleet is coming to retake canada. *1793 - the second session of the parliament opens on november 11. *1795 - introduction of the first property tax in lower canada. *1796 - the first county of the eastern townships, dunham, is created. *1797 - robert prescott becomes governor general on april 27. *1798 - beginning of irish immigration to canada. ==1800s== *1800 - member of parliament and judge pierre-amable de bonne presents a draft bill to create the royal institute on february 7. *1803 - napoleon sells the louisiana territory to the united states. (see the louisiana purchase). *1804 - the taking down of montreal's fortifications begin and last until 1809. *1804 - the legislative assembly of lower canada votes to abolish slavery. *1805 - foundation of the quebec mercury (newspaper) by thomas cary, supporter of the british tories. *1805 - joseph-octave plessis becomes bishop of quebec. *1806 - pierre-stanislas bÃ©dard and franÃ§ois blanchet, members of the parti canadien, found the newspaper le canadien. *1807 - election of ezekiel hart in trois-riviÃ¨res during a by-election on april
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