History
It is not possible to understand the current political situation of Québec without a solid knowledge of its history. Many English language resources you will find on the Internet (type "Canada" or "Canadian" and "History" in Google) present a very superficial overview of Canadian history as it is understood and promoted by Anglophone Canadian nationalists. In their view is implied the notion that "modern" Canada was born with the "confederal" regime of 1867. As for Québec, it is only a province just like the others!
History of Québec
French rule (1524-1760)
- New France
- Images from the Turn of a Century 1760-1840
- Questia Library: New France
- Virtual Museum of New France
- The Jesuit Relations
- Our Huguenots Ancestors
- The Basques in New-France
- A Soldier's Account of the Campaign on Quebec, 1759
- Questia Library: French and Indian War
British rule (1760-1931)
- Terminology and Population
- Quebec Under British Rule
- Royal Proclamation 1763
- Quebec Act 1774
- Constitutional Act 1791
- Notes of Alexis de Tocqueville in Lower Canada
- The 1837 Rebellions
- Civil War in Lower Canada
- 15 February 1839 Execution (PDF)
- Lower Canada
- Upper Canada
- The Report of Lord Durham on the cause of the "rebellions"
- Documents on the Proposed Union (1822)
- The Union Act 1840-41
Federal Dominion (1867 - 1931)
- Province of Québec
- Canadian Confederation
- Québec and the Confederation Project
- Québec and Federal Elections
- Confederation Debates and Provincial Autonomy
- How Others Have Viewed French Canadians and Quebec
Federal Dominion rule (1931 - Now)
This history of modern Québec is still being written right now. As one can imagine, much remains to be studied and analyzed.
- History of Modern Québec
- The Quiet Revolution
- Jean Lesage and the Quiet Revolution (1960-1966)
- 1970 October Crisis
- The Language Laws of Québec
- Read the section dedicated to Québec Studies
Diaspora
Franco-American history
- Franco-American History Resources
- French Canadians and Franco-Americans in the Civil War
Franco-Ontarian history
Amerindian & Inuit history
- Read the section dedicated to the 11 first nations of Québec
Immigration
Irish immigration history
- The Irish in Quebec
- The Irish in Canada
Jewish immigration history
Historical figures
- Read the section dedicated to historical figures
Quebec French history
Quebec French is a variety of the French language that is distinct from the French of France for essentially the same reasons that American English differs from British English.
Independence movements in History
- Read the section dedicated to other independence movements
Acadian history
- Acadian History Resources
- History of the Acadians
- Acadian History
- The Acadian Odyssey
Métis history
- The Métis National Council
- History of the Métis People
- The Other Métis
- Métis History (no sources)
- Native Languages of the Americas: Michif
- The Metis Nation
History of imperialism
- History of Imperialism (World Wide)
- European Imperialism and Regional Responses
- CasaHistoria: Imperialism
- Questia Library: Colonialism
- Questia Library: Imperialism
- Questia Library: British Imperialism
- Questia Library: Colonial America
- Anti-Imperialism in the United States
- U.S. Interventionism: Some Notes
- An Online History of the United-States: The Age of Imperialism
Genealogy
- Exhaustive list of Genealogy Links
- American-French Genealogical Society
- Genealogy of New France in North America
From the Archives
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView/91836/0002?id=2dfd0882c560e220 (bilingual)
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView/24584/0002?id=2dfd0882c560e220
Journals of the Parliament of Lower Canada
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView/9_03424/0004?id=c2fb81e3ddada64a
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/9_00938?id=c2fb81e3ddada64a
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/9_00943?id=c2fb81e3ddada64a
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/ItemRecord/9_00944?id=c2fb81e3ddada64a
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView/53323/0002?id=2c39c86dcd19f2ef
See also
- History written by the victor
- See resources on the history of Quebec in the French language
- Get Books on the History of Québec
- Marianopolis College's Québec History Website
- The History of Quebec and Canada 414 course (What Quebecers learn of their history at age 16)
- From New France to Modern Quebec
- Timeline of Québec history at Wikipedia.org
- Questia Library: Canadian History
- Education: Canadians & Conflicts
- Electronic Library for Canadian Studies (need registration)
- Flags of the World: Québec
- Flags of Canada and elsewhere