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Major Provinces in Canada Canada before vs. after European Colonization

Quebec Canada before European Colonization

Quebec is a unique Canadian province, The area we call today Canada was known to be inhabited by travelers and immigrants from Siberia,

as it is the second-most populated who used the Bering Land Bridge to cross from Asia to North America 14,000 years ago.

province and it is the only province with Those inhabitants were estimated to reach two million by the time Europeans discovered the area and

French as its sole o cial language. Its started their voyages to North America.

capital is Quebec City.
Canada after European Colonization
Quebec shares borders with the United
The French, the Italians, and the British were the rst to reach the land of what is presently known as
States, Canadian Ontario, Hudson Bay,
Canada. They colonized the area. Land disputes between farmers and fur traders led to four wars
and other Canadian provinces.
between 1689 and 1763, which all ended with the British gaining control of Canada, but French
Most of Quebec’s citizens live in urban in uence remains strong even today. Finally, Canada got its independence on July 1, 1867, through the

areas, especially around Greater British North America Act.

Montreal.
Quebec City, Quebec
Ontario
Changing of the guard ceremony on Canada's Parliament Hill
Ontario is located in the middle of

Canada, and it has approximately 39%

of Canada’s population. Its capital is

Toronto, Canada’s business center. The

city of Niagara Falls is one of the major

cities in Ontario and attracts millions of
tourists each year.

Ontario is surrounded by the Canadian

province of Manitoba, the United States,

and Quebec. Also, the province was

named after Lake Ontario.

Toronto, Ontario
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