Study topic
New France and early settlement
New France was the first European colony to take root in Canada. Its founding and the British conquest set the stage for the country's history.
Key facts to remember
- ◆ Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City in 1608.
- ◆ The colony of New France grew along the St. Lawrence River.
- ◆ The Catholic Church and the fur trade were central to New France.
- ◆ Britain gained control of New France after the fall of Quebec in 1759.
- ◆ The 1774 Quebec Act protected French civil law, language, and religion.