Samuel de Champlain the founder of Quebec was a French Explorer and Cartographer best known for establishing and governing the settlement of New France when the British signed the treaty to give it to the French and the city of Quebec to the British. He was married to Helene Boulle (56).He had three daughters Hope‚Charity‚and Faith de Champlain. Samuel de Champlain was born in 1574 in Brouage‚ France. He began exploring North America in 1603. In his exploring he mapped the Atlantic Coast‚and he
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Newfoundland had concluded to not unite with the other four colonies since Prince Edwards Island also had not joined confederation with Canada East‚ Canada West‚ Nova Scotia‚ and New Brunswick. Newfoundland had figured that if they joined the new government that their goods wouldn’t sell‚ as Canada already had low prices on their products. Which would mean that Newfoundland economy would decrease because their items will not be purchased? The colony also realized that taxes would increase on their
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Samuel De Champlain (1567?-1635) was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him (Lake Champlain‚ on the border of northern New York state and Vermont‚ named in 1609) and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World. In 1603‚ Champlain sailed to France on Francois Grave Du Pont’s expedition. They sailed up the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay
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Sir John A. Macdonald is revered as the father figure of Canada‚ and in his day united various conflicting factions such as the Maritimes and French Canadians - a powerful force in creating a unified Canada. The political quagmire of the 1860s provided no encouragement for Macdonald’s unification goals‚ as the interests of Canada East and Canada West were paralyzed by incessant political dispute. The French and English blocs in the legislature could not agree on any matter and adding to Macdonald’s
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The FLQ stood for ‘Front de libération du Québec. It was a radical group that wished to separate Quebec out of Canada‚ by using any power‚ resorting to force (The October Crisis). This group orchestrated many bombings and protests‚ especially in 1968 and 1969. They took it a step further by abducting British diplomat‚ James
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In 1942 Maurice Richard entered the National Hockey League. By the year 1946 he was a hero to most boys found in the province of Quebec. “The Hockey Sweater” demonstrates this in the town of St. Justine. Maurice Richard‚ as known as “The Rocket”‚ lived in the hearts of all aspiring French hockey players‚ especially those in Quebec‚ who tried to not only look like Maurice‚ but act like him as well. Maurice was a hero to these boys as seen in three ways: his background and rise to the NHL‚ his talent
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Set in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Mordecai Richler’s novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz broke off from the existing Canadian satirical tradition by eschewing the typical rural settings of previous Canadian satirists. Still‚ Duddy’s obsession with land is a modern-day invader-settler narrative. In this regard‚ the novel follows the guidelines of the classic Canadian story. Owning land‚ for Duddy‚ a minority‚ represents a ticket to obtaining mainstream visibility and power‚ seeing as ownership carries
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Gabrielle Roy was a French-Canadian author born and raised in Saint Boniface‚ Manitoba in 1909; her hometown us now a part of Winnipeg‚ Manitoba today. Gabrielle started out studying to be a teacher‚ but ended up settling in Quebec to live as a sketch artist and continue her writing. She had lived in Europe for a little time but had to move back to Canada when World War II started in 1939. She had written novels such as Bonheur occasion (1945)‚ known in English as The Tin Flute‚ and Alexandre Chenevert
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In the early 17th century‚ a few decades after Cartier’s death‚ France colonized Canada and named it “New France”. This colonization period lasted about two-hundred-years‚ until Canada came into its own in 1791 with the “Canada Act” which divided Quebec into the provinces of lower and upper Canada. These provinces merged again in 1867 into the sovereign Canada that is present today. Though this statement of independence was not complete‚ because Canadians still speak the French language(“Cartier”
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by Felipe Munoz 22 March 2009 IS PIERRE PELADEAU A GOOD ROLE-MODEL FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS? Many of us have heard of Pierre Peladeau‚ a man who built a multi-billion dollar company from a $1‚500 loan. He is one of the most famous entrepreneurs of Quebec history. There is no doubt that he achieved a lot during his life time and there is no doubt that a lot of it was good. He was and is still an icon of Canadian business world. For instance‚ he was known for donating millions to charities and even
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