French Canada
Quebec and vicinity
French Canada refers to the regions of Canada where French is the predominant language and French-Canadian culture prevails, most notably Quebec but also parts of New Brunswick, Ontario, and Manitoba.
The term encompasses both the geographic areas and the distinct cultural identity of French-speaking Canadians, including their language, traditions, Catholic heritage, and historical ties to France.
French Canada has long advocated for preservation of its linguistic rights.
- Quiet RevolutionQuebec's 1960s rapid modernization
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- seigneurial systemFeudal colonial land organization
- New FranceFrench North American colony
Quebec City · coureurs des bois · Acadians · Jacques Cartier · bilingualism · Samuel de Champlain · voyageurs · province · habitant · fur trade · heritage · colonial · fleur-de-lis · Catholic Church · patois · culture · separatism · sovereignty
- Seven Years WarSeven Years War, Quebec, Montreal, Treaty of Paris, New France
- Canadian mapsprovincial borders, highway map, highway maps, road atlas, city map
- Paris TreatySeven Years War, Britain, France, Spain, cession
- Maritime Cartographysea charts, naval charts, Atlantic coast, fishing grounds, shipwreck sites
French, Canada, francophone, Frenchness, French-speaking, French Canadians, French Canadian