Map of New France - Quebec Canada
Québec - Château Frontenac - Devise : Je me souviens - Emblèmes du Québec : Harfang des neiges - Iris versicolore
New France Festival Quebec
The Battle of Quebec in 1759 was a climactic British victory early in the Seven Years' War/French and Indian War in which British forces under General Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec City, leading to British control of the city. Click here for a full summary and key facts about this crucial triumph!
FIRST FAMILIES OF NEW FRANCE -.pdf
Quebec And New France
1763 - Nouvelle-France
Histoire du français au Québec: colonie du Canada
New France Festival Quebec 2026
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Vikings - When we say "French Canada" or "French Canadian descendants," we are referring specifically to the population that came from France during the period of New France, before British rule. In the 1600s and 1700s, France established a large colony in North America called Nouvelle-France (New France). It stretched far beyond modern Québec from Newfoundland across the St. Lawrence Valley, around the Great Lakes, and down the Mississippi River to Louisiana. At that time, "Canada" referred mainly to the French settlements along the St. Lawrence River, in what we know today as Québec and parts of Ontario. It was the heart of New France. The settlers who came during this era were primarily from France especially from regions like Normandy, Brittany, Poitou, and Anjou. These early coloni
Gazing down a narrow, cobbled street in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, the ornate Fairmont Le Château Frontenac stands tall against a hillside of fiery autumn leaves. A small boat glides across the Saint Lawrence River in the background. 🍂⚓️ #quebeccity #historiccanada #chateau #fallinquebec #explorequebec #autumncolors #canadagram #oldworldcharm