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-''[[Canada]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Quebec]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Quebec History|History]]''
+''[[Canada]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Quebec]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Quebec_History|History]]''
 The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements.
-'''1534:&nbsp;'''Jacques Cartier landed on the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the region for France. In 1535 he visited the Indian villages of Stadacona (now the city of Québec) and Hochelaga (now Montréal).
+*'''1534:&nbsp;'''Jacques Cartier landed on the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the region for France.&nbsp;
+*'''1535:''' Cartier visited the Indian villages of Stadacona (now the city of Québec) and Hochelaga (now Montréal).
-'''1608:&nbsp;'''Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Québec. Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet were the parents of the first European family to settle there. They arrived in 1617.
+*'''1608:&nbsp;'''Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Québec.
+*'''1609: '''Champlain attacked the Iroquois near Lake Champlain. The resulting enmity lasted a century.
-'''1663:&nbsp;'''King Louis XIV made New France a royal colony. In 1686, struggles over the control of North America intensified between France and Great Britain.
+*'''1617: '''Louis Hébert and his family, the first settlers at the city of Quebec, arrived.
+*'''1642: '''Montreal'''&nbsp;'''was founded by Sieur de Maissonneuve.
-'''1713:&nbsp;'''The Treaty of Utrecht separated New France from the former French colonies of Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland were ceded to the British.
+*'''1663:&nbsp;'''King Louis XIV made New France a royal colony.&nbsp;
+*'''1686:''' Struggles intensified&nbsp;between France and Great Britain over the control of North America.
-'''1759:&nbsp;'''The British captured the city of Québec.
+*'''1713:&nbsp;'''The Treaty of Utrecht separated New France from the former French colonies of Acadia (Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland were ceded to the British.
+*'''1759:&nbsp;'''The British captured the city of Québec.
-'''1763:&nbsp;'''New France was turned over to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris.
+*'''1763:&nbsp;'''New France was turned over to Great Britain by the Treaty of Paris.
+*'''1774:&nbsp;'''The Québec Act created the early Province of Québec, which included most of the territories in New France. This act also guaranteed civil and religious rights to French Canadians in the province.
-'''1774:&nbsp;'''The Québec Act created the early Province of Québec, which included most of the territories in New France. This act also guaranteed civil and religious rights to French Canadians in the province.
+*'''1791:&nbsp;'''The Constitutional Act divided the Province of Québec into Upper Canada (now Ontario) and Lower Canada (now Québec).
+*'''1825: '''The Lachine Canal was opened.
-'''1791:&nbsp;'''The Constitutional Act divided the Province of Québec into Upper Canada (now Ontario) and Lower Canada (now Québec).
+*'''1836: '''The first railway in Canada was opened between La Prairie and St. Johns.
+*'''1837:&nbsp;'''The two-year Patriot Rebellion began.
-'''1837:&nbsp;'''The two-year Patriot Rebellion began.
+*'''1841:&nbsp;'''Upper Canada became Canada West. Lower Canada became Canada East. The Act of Union joined Canada East and Canada West under one government called the Province of Canada.
+*'''1849:''' Riots broke out in Montreal over the enactment of the Rebellion Losses Bill. The Parliament Buildings were destroyed by fire.
-'''1841:&nbsp;'''Upper Canada became Canada West. Lower Canada became Canada East. The Act of Union joined Canada East and Canada West under one government called the Province of Canada.
+*'''1862: '''Asbestos was discovered near the present-day town of Abestos.
+*'''1864: '''Delegates from United Canada and the Maritimes met at Quebec to discuss Confederation.
-'''1867:&nbsp;'''Canada East was renamed Québec and became one of the four original provinces of the Dominion of Canada.
+*'''1867:&nbsp;'''Canada East was renamed Québec and became one of the four original provinces of the Dominion of Canada.
+*'''1876: '''The Intercolonial Railway from Quebec to Halifax was completed.
-'''1912:&nbsp;'''Provincial boundaries were extended to the Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait.
+*'''1911: '''The gold-copper mine was opened at Noranda.
+*'''1912:&nbsp;'''Provincial boundaries were extended to the Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait.
-'''1927:&nbsp;'''The Labrador region (from the Atlantic Ocean to the watershed line) was given to Newfoundland.
+*'''1927:&nbsp;'''The Labrador region (from the Atlantic Ocean to the watershed line) was given to Newfoundland.
 [[Canada History]] includes chapters on Québec history. Articles on Québec history are included in many encyclopedias. A good overview of the history of French Canadians is: