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The British victory at the Plains of Abraham in 1759 was a major turning point in the struggle for New France. The Quebec Act of 1774 preserved French civil law and accommodated Catholic religious practice under British rule.
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Photo: DXR · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Credit & contextThe guide places John Cabot’s Atlantic voyage in 1497, Jacques Cartier’s voyages in 1534–1542, and Samuel de Champlain’s foundation at Québec in 1608. These European milestones occurred in lands already inhabited by Indigenous peoples.
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Photo: DXR · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Credit & contextQuebec experienced rapid social and institutional change in the 1960 s, known as the Quiet Revolution. Referendums on Quebec sovereignty were held in 1980 and 1995; the proposals were defeated in both votes.
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Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are Canada’s three territories. Their capitals are Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. The study guide also highlights the Canadian Rangers’ role in remote northern communities.
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British Columbia forms the study guide’s West Coast region. Its capital is Victoria, while Vancouver is associated with the Pacific port and trade links to the Asia-Pacific region.
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Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta form the Prairie Provinces. Their capitals are Winnipeg, Regina and Edmonton. Agriculture and natural resources are major themes in the study guide’s description of the region.
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In Discover Canada, Central Canada means Ontario and Quebec. The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence corridor, manufacturing, services, cultural life and the two provinces’ different linguistic histories are central study themes.
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Atlantic Canada includes four provinces with distinct histories. The study guide connects the region with fishing, shipping and natural resources, and highlights Prince Edward Island’s role as the birthplace of Confederation.
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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · Photo licence: CC BY 4.0 · Credit & contextEach of Canada’s ten provinces and three territories has its own capital. Ottawa is the national capital; Victoria is British Columbia’s capital, Québec City is Quebec’s, and Toronto is Ontario’s.
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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · Photo licence: CC BY 4.0 · Credit & contextCanada borders the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans. Discover Canada groups the country into Atlantic Canada, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast and the Northern Territories.
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The name Canada is generally traced to kanata, a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word meaning village or settlement.
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