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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed in February 10th 1763 and ended the war between England and France. The outcome of the treaty was France surrendering most of Canada to Britain. In return the King of Britain granted "the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabitants of Canada", agreed that the French inhabitants living in Canada may leave without any problems, and gave to French fishermen "the liberty of fishing in the gulf of St. Lawrence". -
Quebec Act 1774
The Quebec Act of 1774 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. -
British North America Act
The Act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. -
Red River Rebellion
The Red River Rebellion or Red River Resistance was the sequence of events related to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by the Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Colony, in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba. -
Northwest Rebellion
The North-West Rebellion of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel against Canada. -
Conscprition in World War I and World War II
Both World Wars introduced conscription towards the end. These were strongly opposed in French-Canada, who saw it as an imperialist agenda, and un democratic. They didn't want to be forced into a war to aid Britain. -
Union Nationale
A Quebec-based political party that identified with the conservative Quebcois nationalism. It held power in Quebec provincially several times between 1936 and 1970. -
Quiet Revolution, 1960 - 1966
During the early/mid-1960s, many political re-alignments occurred in Quebec. Public infrastructure (education and unions) were strengthened. This planted the seeds for the Quebec nationalist movement. -
Royal commission of Bilingualism and Biculturalism
Pearson government established commission to "inquire into and report upon the existing state of bilingualism and biculturalism in Canada and to recommend what teps should be taken to develop the Canadian Confederation on the between the two founding races." -
F.L.Q. Crises
F.L.Q. terrorists kidnapped two government officials (later killing Pierre Laporte), the War Measures Act is implemented by Trudeau. Army sent in. Several F.L.Q. members arrested and victims released. -
Election of the Parti Quebecois
Seperatist Parti Quebecois was elected as the provincial power in Quebec. -
Referendum of 1980
The 1980 Quebec referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The referendum failed with a vote of 59.96% to 40.44%. -
Constituion Act, 1982
This act was introduced as an amendment to the Constituion of Canada in 1982. It included the British North America act. It was brought the act into effect on April 17, 1982 with a proclomation decalred by Queen Elizabeth II. -
Failure of the Meech Lake Accord
The Meech Lake Accord was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the ten provincial premiers. It was intended to persuade the government of Quebec to endorse the 1982 constitutional amendment and increase support in Quebec for remaining within Canada. Its rejection had the effect of energizing support for Quebec sovereignty. -
Charlottetown Accord
The Charlottetown Accord was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October 26 of that year, and was defeated. -
Referendum 1995
The Quebec government posed a referendum asking: Do you agree that Quebec should become sovereign after having made a formal offer to Canada for a new economic and political partnership within the scope of the bill respecting the future of Quebec and of the agreement signed on June 12, 1995?" It was defeated by a margin of 50.58%. -
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty.
