page_title: Letters to the inhabitants of Canada
hierarchical_section_title: Letters to the inhabitants of Canada
caption_attribution_description: English: This is the cover page of a letter drafted by the First Continental Congress in October 1774, and distributed in the British Province of Quebec.
context_page_description: The Letters to the inhabitants of Canada were three letters written by the First and Second Continental Congresses in 1774, 1775, and 1776 to communicate directly with the population of the Province of Quebec, formerly the French province of Canada, which had no representative system at the time. Their purpose was to draw the large French-speaking population to the American revolutionary cause. This goal ultimately failed, and Quebec, along with the other northern provinces of British America, remained loyal to Britain. The only significant assistance that was gained was the recruitment of two regiments totalling not more than 1,000 men.
context_section_description: The Letters to the inhabitants of Canada were three letters written by the First and Second Continental Congresses in 1774, 1775, and 1776 to communicate directly with the population of the Province of Quebec, formerly the French province of Canada, which had no representative system at the time.   Their purpose was to draw the large French-speaking population to the American revolutionary cause.  This goal ultimately failed, and Quebec, along with the other northern provinces of British America, remained loyal to Britain.  The only significant assistance that was gained was the recruitment of two regiments totalling not more than 1,000 men.
caption: The cover sheet to the French translation of the letter drafted by the First Continental Congress in 1774
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