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6000 BCE
Amerindians come and settle in Québec
The Natives established themselves in Quebec and Ontario by walking across a land bridge. -
Tadoussac
Pierre Chauvin establish a trading post to centralize the trade between the Amerindians and the French in Tadoussac -
The missionaries
The missionaries were set up villages to settle the Amerindians. The reason for these people (priests, nuns) to live close to the Native villages was to convert the Amerindians to Catholicism. -
Foundation of Quebec
The explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec because he wanted to establish a fur trade with the Amerindians. -
The One-Hundred Associates
The One-Hundred Associates was obligated from the King to populate New France by establishing 4,000 settlers over the next 15 years. In return the private company was given the privilege of having a monopoly on the fur trade. -
The territory in New France
The land is divided in seigneuries which looks like rectangles. The seigneuries are located on either side of the banks of St. Lawrence River. The lots of land were perpendicular to the water ways. -
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières was founded for economic purposes related to the fur trade with the Natives and the French. -
European's contagious diseases
The first outbreak of the epidemics that started to cause many deaths among the Amerindians was the contact between the Amerindians and the French merchants carrying diseases. -
Ville-Marie
Chomedey de Maisonneuve is the founder of Ville-Marie. It is the first permanent settlement. -
Settlement policies under the Royal Government
King Louis XIV took back control from the One-Hundred Associates of the colonial development. -
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Immigration under Jean Talon
To increase the population, Jean Talon encourages the indentured servants, les filles du Roi, volunteers and soldiers to immigrant to New France by making it seem beneficial to move in New France for each individual group. -
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Seven Year war
The war was fought in Europe (France versus Great Britain) as well as their colonies (Thirteen British colonies vs New France). This war deciphers if New France stays as a French colony or not. -
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The British regime
The regime that was ruled by the England king.
France gave New France except islands St. Pierre and Miquelon to the British because the France lost the Seven Year war. -
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British military rule
Since the Seven year war wasn't over, the British military took care of New France until the King of Great Britain told the military what to do. -
Treaty of Paris
When France signed the Treaty of Paris, New France became officially a British colony. -
The Royal Proclamation
It is the First Constitution of the Province of Quebec (New France). The proclamation portrays the function of the New British colony. -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was known as a "gift" from Great Britain to the French canadiens giving back their civil laws to ensure the loyalty of the French canadiens. -
Treaty of Vesailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed to make sure that Great Britain recognizes the Thirteen Colonies as an independent country. -
The constitutional act
The Province of Québec was divided into upper and lower Canada. The upper Canada is where the English people have their own religion, laws and land division, vis versa for lower Canada with the French canadiens. -
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Loyalists
15, 000 Americans left the Thirteen colonies because they want to stay loyal towards the king of Great Britain. Those people are called loyalists. -
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Aboriginal's population
The Aboriginal's population decreased because of the lack hunting areas, epidemics and a low birth rate. -
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The Rebellions in Lower Canada
The Rebellions occurred because of economic and agriculture crises due to the refusal of the colonial British authorities to allow the political reforms demanded by the legislative Assembly. -
Overpopulation in Quebec
After 1840, population growth and the lack of land led the overpopulation of St. Lawrence Valley. -
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Exodus of the Quebecers
Due to the overpopulation in St. Lawrence valley the people started to immigrate to the United States to find jobs. 200 000 and 350 000 Quebecers emigrated to the U.S.A. -
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The population increase after WWII
After WWII there was a Baby boom and more than 2 million babies were born during the following 15 years. As well as, more than 30 000 immigrants came in the province.
