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For the rugby union team that competes in the North America 4 Series, see Canada East (rugby team). Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short North America 4, also known as IRB North America 4 and often abbreviated to NA4, is a North American Rugby union competition launched Canada East is one of two national representative Rugby union teams from Canada that compete in the North America 4 Series.

Canada East (French: Canada-Est) was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867 It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

Formerly a colony called the Province of Lower Canada, based on Lord Durham's report it was merged with the Province of Upper Canada (present-day southern portion of the Province of Ontario) to create the United Province of Canada. The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the John George Lambton 1st Earl of Durham (also known as Radical Jack, and commonly referred to in history texts simply as Lord Durham) GCB PC The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec

The most important farm products were potatoes, rye, buckwheat, maple sugar, and livestock. When it came time to confederate the Francophones were nervous because they did not want to lose their French heritage. They were afraid that it would be overwhelmed by the English. At the time of confederation, 1867, Montreal was the biggest city in the British North American colonies.

Due to heavy immigration, the population of English-speaking residents of Canada West soon outstripped Canada East. Under the Act of Union, 1840, however, the seats in the house were evenly divided between Canada East and Canada West.

By the late 1850s all the land of Canada West had been bought. The next frontier was west of Lake Superior. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. However, this land was owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Most in Canada East resisted the takeover of this land, as it would have changed the balance of the seats in the legislature.

The St. Lawrence River was full of ice for half the year. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway For that half of the year goods had to be transported on American railways. A railway through Canada East to Halifax would provide an all-British route for trade and defence.

By the 1860s, the Grand Trunk Railroad was about $72 million in debt. The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American Its annual income was about $200. Partly because of this, the Province of Canada pulled out of the negotiations for the Intercolonial Railway. The Intercolonial Railway of Canada ( IRC or ICR) also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway, was a historic Canadian railway that operated

Only 20% of Canada East's residents lived in the city, the rest were all farmers or habitants as they called themselves. Habitants is the name used to refer to both the French settlers and the inhabitants of French origin who farmed the land along the two shores of They made their own stone houses and wooden furniture. Their clothes were homemade and their food was grown on the farms.

At the time of Confederation (1867) Montreal was the largest city of the British North American colonies, with a population of 107,225. Some of the richest people in Canada lived in Montreal.

There was a danger of Fenian raids along the Canadian-American border south and east of Montreal. The Fenian raids were attacks by members of the Fenian Brotherhood based in the United States, on British army forts customs posts and other targets in

Lumber was the most important natural resource of Canada East. In the woods, hundreds of workers cut down trees, then floated the logs down the St. Lawrence River during the spring floods. Sawmills turned the logs into planks and boards to sell to the Americans. There were also factories in the District of Canada East that made windows, shingles, washboards, and door frames.