| 1534 |
Jacques Cartier sets foot on the eastern tip of Québec. |
| 1608 |
Samuel de Champlain founds the City of Québec. |
| 1634 |
Founding of the city of Trois-Rivières by Sieur de
Laviolette. |
| 1642 |
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve founds Ville-Marie, which later
becomes Montréal. |
| 1663 |
Louis XIV grants New France the status of royal province. |
| 1701 |
Thirty-nine Amerindian Nations sign the Great Peace of
Montréal. |
| 1759 |
French troops are defeated in battle on the Plains of
Abraham. |
| 1763 |
The Treaty of Paris cedes New France to the British Crown. |
| 1774 |
The Québec Act of 1774 recognizes Québec's language, religion,
and law. |
| 1791 |
The Constitutional Act creates two provinces: Upper Canada and
Lower Canada. |
| 1840 |
The Union Act of 1840 unites Upper and Lower Canada in one
province. |
| 1867 |
The British North America Act unites the provinces of Ontario,
Québec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a federation. |
| 1921 |
The Parliament of Québec creates its first public healthcare
regime. |
| 1940 |
Women gain the right to vote in provincial elections. |
| 1943 |
School attendance becomes mandatory, and primary school is
free. |
| 1944 |
Hydro-Québec is created. |
| 1960 |
The Quiet Revolution, a period of major social reforms,
begins. |
| 1974 |
The Liberal government declares French the official language of
Québec. |
| 1975 |
The Charter of human rights and freedoms is adopted by the
Québec National Assembly. |
| 1976 |
Nationalism lying behind the quiet revolution leads to the
election of René Lévesque's Parti québécois. |
| 1977 |
The Charter of the French Language is proclaimed to ensure the
survival of Québec's francophone character. |
| 1980 |
In a referendum vote, Quebecers reject a Parti québécois
government proposal to negotiate sovereignty-association between
Québec and the rest of Canada. |
| 1982 |
The Canadian government patriates the Canadian constitution
from the United Kingdom without Québec's consent. |
| 1992 |
In a referendum vote, Quebecers reject a proposal to reform
Canada's Constitution. |
| 1995 |
In a referendum vote, Quebecers reject a Parti québécois
government proposal for Québec sovereignty and a partnership offer
with the rest of Canada. |
| 2002 |
The Québec government and the Cree Nation sign an historic
agreement called the Peace of the Brave. |
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