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Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.
Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.
Duplessis, Maurice. 1890-1959. Canadian founder Union Nationale party. Quebec Prime Minister 1936~59.
Intolerable Acts. 1774. British response to Boston Tea Party, Gaspee burning. Closed Boston Harbor. Established military government. Midwest under Quebec rule...Continental Congress.
Jesuit Estates Act. 1888. Quebec awards restitution to Jesuits for British land appropriation 1773.
Lower Canada. 1791-1841. 1841 «Province of Canada. 1867 = Quebec.
Montcalm, Louis. 1712-59. French general killed defending Quebec against the English. Seven Years War.
Montgomery, Richard. 1738-75. Irish/US Revolutionary general. Killed attacking Quebec.
Murray, James. 1722-94. First British governor of Quebec. Supported French residents. Recalled.
Plains of Abraham, Battle. 1759. British defeat French, capture Quebec. New France falls. Wolfe, Montcalm killed.
Quebec. 1534 Cartier discovers. 1608 French colony. 1763 British. 1867 Founding province of Canada.
Quebec, Battle. 1759. British defeat French in Seven Years War. 1775 Quebec Campaign.
Quebec Act. 1774. Britain creates permanent government for Canada. Tolerance for French Canadians a cause of American Revolution. Intolerable Acts.
Quebec Campaign. 1775-6. American revolutionaries take Montreal. Fail to take Quebec.
Quebec Conference. 1864. Basis of British North America Act. 1943. Allied leaders plan European landings. 1944. Churchill, Roosevelt decide on two war fronts-criticized for allowing Soviets to take Berlin.
Québecois, Parti. Political party dedicated to separating Quebec from Canada. Despite 1976 election majority, 1980 referendum rejected secession.
Separatism. 1960-. Quebec movement for political independence from Canada. Referendum defeated 1980, 1995.
Wolfe, James. 1727-59. British general. Captured Quebec in Seven Years War 1759.