🏛️ Chapter 3: Canada's History
3.2.1 The Province of Quebec
1 paragraphs · 2 questions
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.
Key Facts
- 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
Test yourself on this topic
2 practice questions from “The Province of Quebec”, each with the answer explained.
- What name did Great Britain give the colony after defeating France?
- Which two names were used for the French-speaking Catholic people of the colony?
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