Quebec

Quebec City is the capital of the province of Quebec.

Contents

  1. Quebec
    1. Geography
    2. History
      1. Canada
      2. Province
    3. Composition

Geography

The city was settled on the St. Lawrence. The name was borrowed from the Algonquin word Kébec (where the water narrows).

History

Canada

The city was founded by Samuel de Champlain on July 3, 1608. This was also the historic site of the Haudenosaunee city Stadacona, which had been abandoned in the 16th century.

Initially, all French colonies in the New World were governed as New France with Quebec City as a capital. Louis XIV was an absolutist monarch. He and his council dictated the civil, criminal, and trade code for the colony. From establishment, administrative power was granted to a single viceroy/governor; Richelieu served as the first.

In the 17th century, portions of New France were reallocated to separate governorships; Acadia, Hudson Bay, Terre-Neuve, and Louisiana. The colony centered on Quebec became known as Canada.

Province

Following the French and Indian War, Canada and Illinois Country were ceded to the British. The whole stretch of land was reorganized as the province of Quebec.

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Composition

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