What did James Murray do as Governor General?

What did James Murray do as Governor General?

• A. He implemented a Protestant-only assembly as mandated by the Proclamation.
• B. He ignored the Proclamation's requirement for an elected assembly of only Protestant people, because he feared French revolt.
• C. He expelled the French from government.
• D. He created a union between British and French laws.

Answer: (B)

James Murray faced governing a predominantly French Catholic population after the conquest, and the Proclamation set out a path toward representative government. He judged that moving too quickly to a Protestant‑majority elected assembly could provoke resistance or revolt from the French, who might feel excluded from power and threatened by changes to their traditions and laws. To maintain order, he governed through an appointed governor and council rather than pushing an elected assembly right away. This kept control in British hands for the time being and avoided forcing a Protestant‑led assembly on a population that did not support it. He did not expel the French from government, nor did he rush to fuse British and French laws, instead prioritizing stability and gradual reform.

James Murray faced governing a predominantly French Catholic population after the conquest, and the Proclamation set out a path toward representative government. He judged that moving too quickly to a Protestant‑majority elected assembly could provoke resistance or revolt from the French, who might feel excluded from power and threatened by changes to their traditions and laws. To maintain order, he governed through an appointed governor and council rather than pushing an elected assembly right away. This kept control in British hands for the time being and avoided forcing a Protestant‑led assembly on a population that did not support it. He did not expel the French from government, nor did he rush to fuse British and French laws, instead prioritizing stability and gradual reform.