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Canada

Colony of New France

1534 – 1763

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Map of New France around 1750. The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years' War. The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and fr l'Unifolié ( French for "the one-leafed" is a red Flag

Capital

Quebec

History

- Established

1534

- Ceded to Britain

10 February, 1763

Political Subdivisions

Quebec City
Montreal
Trois-Rivières

Canada was the name of the French colony that once stretched along the St. Lawrence River; the other colonies of New France were Acadia, Louisiana and Newfoundland. This is a list of national capitals of the world in alphabetical order Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor French colonization of the Americas began in the 14th century and continued in the following centuries as France established a colonial empire in the Western Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture ( ACADIA) is a Non-profit organization active in the area of Computer-aided architectural design Louisiana (La celina+mario) was the name of an administrative district of New France. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Canada, the most developed colony of New France, was divided in three districts named Québec, Trois-Rivières, and Montréal. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Each section of the colony had its own government. The governor of Québec was also the governor general of Canada and all of New France.

Because the capital of Canada (Quebec City) was also the capital of New France, and because of the level of development of Canada compared to the other colonies, the terms "Canada" and "New France" were often used interchangeably. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province After the Treaty of Paris of 1763, when France ceded Canada to Great Britain, the colony was renamed the Province of Quebec. The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Province of Quebec was a colony in North America created by Great Britain after the Seven Years' War.

In 1740, a survey of the population of the St. Lawrence River valley counted about 44,000 colonists, the majority born in Canada. Of those, 18,000 lived under the government of Québec, 4,000 under the government of Trois-Rivières and 22,000 under the government of Montréal. The population was mostly rural, cities having populations of 4600 for Québec, 378 for Trois-Rivières and 4200 for Montréal.

Dependent upon Canada were the Pays d'en Haut (upper countries), a vast territory north and west of Montreal, covering the whole of the Great Lakes and stretching as far into the North American continent as the French had explored. The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. North of the Great Lakes, a mission, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, was established in 1639. Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons ( French: Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons) was a French Jesuit settlement in Wendake, the land of the Following the destruction of the Huron homeland in 1649, the French destroyed the mission themselves and left the area. In what are today Ontario and the western prairies, various trading posts and forts were built such as Fort Kaministiquia (1679), Fort Frontenac (1673), Fort St. Pierre (1731), Fort St. Charles (1732) and Fort Rouillé (1750). Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Fort Kaministiquia, located in what is now northwestern Ontario, Canada, was founded in 1717 by French merchants led by Daniel Greysolon Dulhut, and was Fort Frontenac was a French Trading post and military fort built in 1673 in what is now Kingston Ontario, Canada. Fort St Pierre was the first La Verendrye fort built west of Fort Kaministiquia. Fort St Charles was a secure trading post constructed in 1732 by La Vérendrye 's nephew Christopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye and his eldest son Jean Fort Rouillé was a French Trading post located in Toronto Ontario, which was established around 1750 but abandoned in 1759

The only French settlements in the Pays d'en Haut were located south of the Great Lakes, around the Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit (1701), Fort Michilimackinac (1715), Fort de Chartres (1720) and Fort Ticonderoga (1755). Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Détroit was a Fort established by the French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701 Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French, and later British, fort and trading post in the Great Lakes of North America. Fort de Chartres was a French Fortification first built in 1720 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois. Fort Ticonderoga is a large Eighteenth-century Fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access That part of the Pays d'en Haut, named the Pays des Illinois (Illinois countries), was eventually annexed to Louisiana around 1717. The Illinois Country ( Pays des Illinois) was the name used in the 17th century and afterwards to refer to an undefined region centered around present day southwest Louisiana (La celina+mario) was the name of an administrative district of New France.

Today, the Les Pays-d'en-Haut is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec. Les Pays-d'En-Haut is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. Following is a list of the regional county municipalities (RCM or MRC and equivalent territories (TE in the province of Quebec, Canada The Laurentians ( Laurentides) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains

In ways such as law, customs and the cultural aspects of the population, the modern successor of Canada is the province of Quebec, which can create confusion with the current Canadian federation of the same name, or the historical Province of Canada. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867 Also, distinction from English Canada has been historically important for Quebecers, notably since the advent of contemporary Quebec nationalism in the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s. English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following English Canadians a term usually meaning English-speaking Canadians as opposed to Quebec nationalism is a contemporary nationalist movement in Canada similar to what is found in other multi-ethnic and multi-lingual regions of the world The Quiet Revolution ( Révolution tranquille) was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective Secularization The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 For these reason, nowadays, Quebecers often use the term "New France" when referring to Canada, New France.