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Jacques Cartier discovers a large Iroquois village called Stadacona. In May of 1536, he returned to France, taking some of the Iroquois with them. The chief of Stadacona was among those captured.
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Samuel de Champlain founded a settlement at Stadacona on the St. Lawrence River, and he called it Québec. It is an Algonquian Indian word that means "where the river narrows".
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In 1690, the fleet of Sir William Phips, the governor of Massachusetts, attempted to take Québec. They were easily beaten back by the governor of Québec and his troops.
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Note: Unfortunately, our researchers were not able to find the exact date of the beginning of the Seven Years' War.
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The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, named after the area it took place at, was a fight between the British and the French for control of Québec City. The trained British professionals under James Wolfe prevailed over the French militiamen from the local population under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.
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In the Treaty of Paris, France transferred ownership of Canada (including Québec City) to Britain.
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American revolutionaries attempted to capture Québec City, but they were beaten back by the British troops.
