History-qb

Quebec's History The history of Quebec is important to Canada's history. Jacques Cartier discovered Quebec. He was not trying to though. He was looking for a water route to Asia. Once he found it he claimed the land for France. That is how the name "New France" came to Quebec. The first people to live in Quebec are : the Cree, Innu, Attikamek, Algonquin, Abenak, Malecite, Micmac, Inuit, and Iroquois lived along the St. Lawrence River and grew the three sisters; corn, beans, and squash. The Aboriginal people first settled by the St. Lawrence River Valley. It was also one of the 1st four provinces in Canada. Quebec's history is very interesting.

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