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Paramount Goal
The Paramount goal of French Canada is to keep their French culture alive in Quebec. -
British Conquest
The Conquest was a term used to designate the acquisition of Canada by Great Britain in the Seven Years War and by extension, the resulting changed conditions of life experienced by Canada's 60 000 to 70 000 French-speaking inhabitants and numerous native groups. -
Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation is a document that set out guidelines for European settlement of Aboriginal territories in what is now North America. The Royal Proclamation was initially issued by King George III in 1763 to officially claim British territory in North America after Britain won the Seven Years War. -
Attempt to Accommodate the French
The Constitutional Act, The Act of Union, The B.N.A., with its Federal System, attempted to accommodate the French. -
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was a time of rapid change experienced in Québec during the 1960s. Quebec thought they should have "special status" within the Canadian Federation. -
Parti Quebecois
The Parti Quebecois is a nationalist political party founded in 1968 by journalist Rene Levesque and other French Canadian separatists in the largely French-speaking province of Quebec. -
First Referendum
The first referendum held in Quebec was in 1980. The Federalists win the vote promising Quebec to change the federal structure.
