The Quebec Act of 1774 accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A) taking Indian policy north and west of the Ohio River out of the hands of frontier agitators and royal governors along the coast.
B) assigning all lands north and west of the Ohio River to the British controlled Province of Quebec.
C) easing the opposition and resistance of patriots in the colonies to British rule.
D) recognizing the rights of the Catholic Church.
Answer: C
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