🏛️ Chapter 3: Canada's History
Which two names were used for the French-speaking Catholic people of the colony?
Correct answers: Habitants; Canadiens
✓ Habitants
B Voyageurs
✓ Canadiens
D Loyalists
💡 Explanation
They were known by both names, and worked to keep their way of life inside a Protestant-ruled empire.
Key facts to remember
- Britain renamed the colony the "Province of Quebec"
- French-speaking Catholics there were called habitants or Canadiens
- They lived under an English-speaking, Protestant-ruled Empire
- They fought to preserve their own way of life
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 3.2.1 The Province of Quebec:
After the war Great Britain gave the colony a new name: the "Province of Quebec." The people there spoke French and were Roman Catholic. They were known as habitants, or Canadiens. Now they lived inside a British Empire where English was the language of power and Protestants ruled. They did not give up their identity. They worked hard to hold on to their own way of life.
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