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Monseigneur Laval

François de Laval was the first bishop of New France. He arrived at Québec in 1659, and was the head of the Catholic […]

Marguerite Bourgeoys

Marguerite Bourgeoys was born in 1620. Like many French people of her time, she believed strongly in the catholic religion, […]

Jean Talon

Jean Talon was the first intendantreprésentant du roi en Nouvelle-France. of New France, and an experienced administrator. He was sent […]

René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle

When La Salle arrived in New France in 1667, he settled on the island of Montréal where his brother was […]

55 000 people

Québec, 1745, Your Majesty King Louis XV, Despite all our efforts, the populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We […]

Clearing the land for settling: arriving on a seigneury

The colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of another country, territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"..., or people. It happens when… of New France was […]

From a bay to a gulf

What a large territoryA territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say “belongs”… New […]

New France around 1745

New France has begun to expand. Explorers have opened up new regions, and new settlers have built a thriving colonyColonizationColonization […]