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Jacques Cartier finds Quebec and the Saint Lawrence River
1534 - 1535
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Cartier calls the River the Saint Lawrence River because he landed there on Saint Lawrence's feast day.
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec
1608 - 1609
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King Louis XIV allowed settlement in New France only by Roman Catholics
1627 - 1628
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Tadoussac captured by England; demanded French to surrender Quebec
1629 - 1632
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Founding of Trois-Rivières by Sieur de Laviolette.
1634 - 1635
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King Louis XIV decreed Code Noir
1685 - 1686
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Code Noir ordered all Jews out of French colonial empire; defined slavery rules, and allowed only Roman Catholic as a religion
French Colonial Government signed Great Peace of Montreal with Natives
1701 - 1702
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Construction began on Chemin du roy (King's Road)
1731 - 1737
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King's Road is the oldest road in Canada and is a great tourist attraction. It links Quebec City, Montreal and Trois-Rivières.
The Treaty of Paris cedes Quebec to the British Crown
1763 - 1764
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The Québec Act of 1774 is passed
1774 - 1775
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Britain recognizes Quebec's language, religion, and law.
Constitutional Act passed
1791 - 1792
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The Constitutional Act creates two provinces: Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada voted to abolish slavery
1804 - 1805
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War of 1812
1812 - 1815
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49th Northern Parallel
1818 - 1819
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Border line was established as a result of the war of 1812 between the British, Americans, and Canadians..
Patriot Rebellions led by Louis-Joseph Papineau
1837 - 1838
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In 1837 and 1838, insurrections exploded in Lower and Upper Canada. The patriots led by Louis-Joseph Papineau attacked the government in hopes of reform.
The Union Act
1840 - 1841
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The Union Act unites Upper and Lower Canada in one province.
The British North America Act passes
1867 - 1868
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The British North America Act unites the provinces of Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a federation.
Major forest fire in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
1870 - 1871
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Quebec Boundary Extension Act passed
1898 - 1899
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Act expanded provincial boundaries - included land of the aboriginal Cree
Women won right to vote in Canadian federal elections
1918 - 1919
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The Parliament of Québec creates its first public healthcare regime
1921 - 1922
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Women gain the right to vote in provincial elections.
1940 - 1941
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School attendance becomes mandatory, and primary school is free.
1943 - 1944
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Proclamation of the fleur de lis as the official flag of Québec
1948 - 1949
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This replaces the Union Jack as Quebec's flag.
The Quiet Revolution
1960 - 1961
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A period of major social reforms begins.
French becomes the National Language of Quebec
1974 - 1975
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Charter of human rights and freedom adopted by Quebec government
1975 - 1976
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Revolution in Canada leads to René Lévesque's rule
1976 - 1985
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His rule created his political party the Parti québécois, and led to a proposal that was shot down several times to unite Quebec with the rest of Canada.
Quebec rejects the Parti québécois proposed by René Lévesque's rule
1980 - 1981
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Quebecers reject a proposal to reform Canadian Government
1992 - 1993
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Parti québécois rejected by Quebec government and people
1995 - 1996
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Proposal that was rejected was to bring sovereignty and partnership with Quebec and the rest of Canada
The governement of Québec and Cree sign agreement called the Peace of the Brave.
2002 - 2003
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Agreement signed between the Quebec government and the company Cree over an almost 30 year long court case.
400th anniversary of the foundation by of the city of Québec.
01/01/2008 - 12/31/2008
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