1807 in Canada
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Britain reluctantly signs a treaty with the U.S.A. that does not allow Canadian and Hudson's Bay Company traders to operate in Louisiana territory

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/99-01-02-1249

#QuebecHistory #HudsonBayCompany #FurTrade

1807 in Canada
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U.S. preparations for war have prompted similar measures in Lower Canada, including calling out 20% of the #militia (men 18–50, their "zeal manifested")

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269025
pg. 3
disponible en français

#Canadianhistory #Quebechistory #militaryhistory #LowerCanada

Plains of Abraham: A Defining Battle for Canada 🍁

Sept 13, 1759: British (Wolfe) vs. French (Montcalm) on the Plains of Abraham. A short, decisive British victory led to the fall of Quebec, altering Canadian history. Both Wolfe & Montcalm died. The British gained control of New France, shaping Canada's future. A pivotal clash! 😮
#QuebecHistory #Canada 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Plains_of_Abraham

Film Review—Quebec’s North Shore Uprising, as Told by its Protagonists

Discover the powerful narrative of Quebec's working-class history in the documentary “Sept-Îles '72: Archives du monde ordinaire.” Through archival footage and modern-day imagery, director Etienne Langlois captures the essence of a pivotal moment in Sept-Îles. Don't miss this compelling exploration of resilience and struggle.

Read more: https://ift.tt/9atpWI3 #QuebecHistory #Documentary #FilmReview

1806 in Canada
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A sympathetic newspaper ad notes the "life of drudgery and anxiety led by the sons and daughters of Thespis," being actors suffering "fickle fortune's severest frowns"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660590
pg. 143 (left column)

#Canadianhistory #Quebechistory #theatre #Thespians

1806 in Canada
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When the Ursuline convent in Trois-Rivières is destroyed, the #nuns are praised for running hospitals and educating "the female part of the society"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4268931
pg. 3
disponible en français

#Canadianhistory #Quebechistory #nuntastic #TroisRivières

1806 in Canada
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A Protestant #missionary in Lower Canada calls Catholics "very kind to strangers [but] involved in the thick darkness of superstition and ignorance"

https://collections.library.utoronto.ca/view/broadsides:CAP00015
pg. 30 (image 34)

#Canadianhistory #Quebechistory #Catholichistory #LowerCanada

1806 in Canada
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Counterfeiters producing U.S. bank notes in Montreal are arrested, but their paper supplier is offered immunity if he turns King's evidence

https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025588/1806-10-28/ed-1/?sp=2
pg. 2

#Canadianhistory #Quebechistory #counterfeiting #Montrealhistory

1806 in Canada
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After much debate, the Lower Canada Assembly orders the Quebec Mercury #editor arrested by the sergeant-at-arms for publishing an account of House proceedings

https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00938_15/86
pg. 88

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