In 1905, the territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... of Quebec was a recognized province of Canada and had been since 1867, the year the country’s constitution was sealed with the ConfederationThis is a group of people or nations or tribes or provinces that form an "alliance"..... In the years leading up to ConfederationThis is a group of people or nations or tribes or provinces that form an "alliance".... (from 1840 to 1867), the provinces that we now know as Ontario and Quebec were part of a British colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of another country, territory, or people. It happens when... called the Province of Canada. The Government of the Province of Canada frequently changed, which made decision-making difficult.
Politicians in Canada West (now Ontario) and Canada East (now Quebec) agreed that the creation of a new country called Canada would solve this problem. Each one would have its own provincial government that would make decisions concerning the province, while the Government of Canada in Ottawa would make decisions on issues affecting the entire populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group... of the new country. And so, on July 1, 1867, the Canadian ConfederationThis is a group of people or nations or tribes or provinces that form an "alliance".... took place. At that time, Canada became a country with four provinces, including New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and by dividing the Province of Canada into two new provinces: Ontario and Quebec.
Borders
By 1905, Canada had 9 provinces and 2 territories, including the province of Quebec, which occupied the north-east of North America.
Quebec’s borders were defined as follows:
- To the north, the border stretched across the Ungava District, from James Bay to the west, and all the way to the Atlantic Ocean to the east, with a small portion of Labrador belonging to Newfoundland.
- To the south, Quebec bordered the United States.
- From the southwest to the west, the border extended along the province of Ontario.
- To the southeast, Quebec shared a border with the province of New Brunswick.
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