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Quebec (French: Québec ⓘ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population.Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between its most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City.
- Quebec City
Quebec City (/ k w ɪ ˈ b ɛ k / ⓘ or / k ə ˈ b ɛ k /; French:...
- Province of Quebec
The Province of Quebec (French: Province de Québec) was a...
- National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in French:...
- Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of the province of Quebec (French:...
- History of Quebec
Quebec was first called Canada between 1534 and 1763. It was...
- Battle of Saint-Eustache
Prelude. After the victory at Saint-Charles, the government...
- Flag
The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé (French for...
- French
Quebec French (French: français québécois [fʁɑ̃sɛ kebekwa]),...
- King's Daughters
Jean Talon, Bishop François de Laval and several settlers...
- Geography
With an area of 1,542,056 km 2 (595,391 sq mi), it is the...
- Quebec City
- Leaving Canada
- History of Quebec
- Quiet Revolution
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Quebec was part of New France until 1760, then under British control. Quebec became a province in the Canadian Confederation in 1867. Since then, some people in Quebec have wanted to leave Canada. Since Quebec is a mainly French-speaking province, most of the people there feel that it is very different from the rest of Canada, and want to keep it t...
Aboriginal people and Inuit groups were the first peoples who lived in what is now Québec. These Aboriginal people lived by hunting, gathering, and fishing. Some of the Aboriginal people, called Iroquoians, planted squash and maize. The Inuit fished and hunted whales and seals for fur and food. Sometimes they warredwith each other. Vikings came in ...
The conservative government of Maurice Duplessis dominated Quebec politics from 1944 to 1960 with the support of the Catholic Church. The Quiet Revolution was a period of social and political change. During the Quiet Revolution, French Canadians lost their control over the Quebec economy, the Roman Catholic Church became less important, and the Que...
The government is based in the provincial capital, Quebec City. The government is led by a lieutenant-governor (pronounced "lef-") who represents the Crown. As of 2019, he is Michel Doyon. The political leader of the province is the premier. He is François Legault of the Coalition Avenir de Quebec(CAQ), elected in 2018.
Government of Quebec Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback MachineQuebec at the Open Directory Project5 days ago · Quebec, eastern province of Canada. Constituting nearly one-sixth of Canada’s total land area, Quebec is the largest of Canada’s 10 provinces in area and is second only to Ontario in population. Its capital, Quebec city, is the oldest city in Canada. Its major metropolis, Montreal, is the country’s second largest city.
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The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French -speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spiritual, material, intellectual and affective – that characterize Québécois society. This term ...
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