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Motto: Je Me Souviens (I remember)

Quebec means “narrow passage” in Algonquin.

Population: 7,357,200 (1999)

Size: 1,540,680 sq. km

Capital: Quebec City

Main Industries: farming, manufacturing, electric power, mining, forestry

Flower: White Garden Lily, chosen because it resembles France’s emblem, the fleur-de-lis

Bird: Snowy Owl

Tree: American Elm, used for making furniture

History:

Early First Nation settlers were Iroquois who grew corn around their villages along the St. Lawrence. In 1534, Jacques Cartier landed at Gaspé and claimed the land for France. He was followed by Champlain who built a colony of habitants (farmers). Soon French voyageurs travelled up the rivers and traded with the First Nation people for furs. Quebec City was captured by the British in 1759 during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Quebec then belonged to Britain, but it remained chiefly French speaking, although most businesses and government affairs were run by British, English-speaking merchants. Quebec was one of the four original provinces which formed Canada in 1867.