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Quebec

Quebec is a city on the St Lawrence River in Canada. Samuel de Champlain founded it in 1608 as the capital of New France and the centre of the fur trade. It was the main seat of the French Empire in North America until its capture by the British during the Seven Years' War.

Quebec
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French EmpireFoundationNew FranceFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, SummaryCanadaFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, Decline, SummaryKingdom of FranceImpactKingdom of Great BritainMilitary, Summary

Mentioned in 5 state histories

New FranceProvince of QuebecLower CanadaProvince of CanadaCanada

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Quebec. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/quebec
MLA
“Quebec.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/quebec. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Quebec.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/quebec.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Quebec’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/quebec (Accessed: ).

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