Canada was the name of the French colony along the St. Lawrence River basin and the northern coastal area of the Great Lakes. It was one of four colonies making up New France, the others being Acadia, Louisiana and Newfoundland. Because the capital of Canada (Quebec City) was also the capital of New France, the terms Canada and New France were often used interchangeably. After the Treaty of Paris of 1763, when France ceded Canada to the United Kingdom in exchange for keeping Guadaloupe, the colony was renamed the Province of Quebec. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Saint Lawrence River (French fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763. ... The national flag of Acadia, adopted in 1884. ... Louisiana (French: La Louisiane) was the name of an administrative district of New France. ... Newfoundland —   (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see Newfoundland travel guide from Wikitravel)— (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Motto : « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Quebec Official logo Country  Canada Province Québec Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Constitution date 1833 Geographical code 24 23027 Founder Foundation... The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. ... Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean Sea, is an archipelago with a total area of 1,704 km² located in the Eastern Caribbean. ... Province of Quebec (COLONIAL PERIOD, 1763-1791) Great Britain acquired Canada by the Treaty of Paris (1763) when King Louis XV of France and his advisors chose to keep the territory of Guadeloupe for its valuable sugar crops instead of New France, which was viewed as a vast, frozen wasteland...

In ways such as culture, the modern successor of Canada, New France is Quebec, which can create confusion with the current Canadian federation of the same name (which could have been named differently) or the historical Province of Canada. Also, distinction from English Canada has been historically important for Quebecers, notably since the advent of contemporary Quebec nationalism in the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s. For these reason, nowadays, Quebecers often use the term "New France" when referring to Canada, New France. Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... For other uses, see Canada (disambiguation). ... Detail from the current Canadian $20 bank note, issued in 2004. ... Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces and territories of Canada. ... English Canada is a term used to describe either: the English-speaking residents of Canada or the Canadian provinces which are majority anglophone, i. ... Quebec nationalism is the subject of many international studies together with the contemporary nationalism of Scotland, Catalonia and other non-sovereign regions of the world. ... Jean Lesage, Daniel Johnson Sr. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

See also

• Canada's name
• Quebec
• New France
• Timeline of Quebec history
• History of Quebec
• History of New France