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LaFontaine gratefully accepted the offer, and with the support of Baldwin and the local Reformers, was elected in the by-election. The concept of a French-Canadian winning a seat in Canada West was remarkable. It was a strong indicator to French-Canadians that they had allies in their quest for popular control of the provincial government.
In the Great Lakes, many French Canadians also identify as Métis and trace their ancestry to the earliest voyageurs and settlers; many also have ancestry dating to the lumber era and often a mixture of the two groups. The main Franco-American regional identities are: French Canadians: French Canadians of the Great Lakes (including Muskrat French)
This page lists Canadian citizens or people of pre-Confederation colonies that formed to make or joined the country of Canada who are of partial ethnic or national French descent. Most have sub-categories listed here below.
This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, military, legal, and territorial changes and events in Canada and its predecessor states. Prehistory
Canada in the Making - Constitutional History; Chronologie de l'histoire du Québec (in French) Chronologie historique des femmes du Québec (in French) Rond-point : Histoire du Québec (in French) L'influence amérindienne sur la société canadienne du régime français (in French) Les patriotes de 1837-1838 (in French)
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was a pivotal battle during the French and Indian War over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada. The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day.
In May, he published the Histoire de l'insurrection du Canada (History of the insurrection in Canada) in the magazine Progrès. Despite meeting with influential politicians such as Lamartine and Lamennais, the France of Louis-Philippe also remained neutral. After his wife left in 1843 "he spent a large part of his leisure in the main archival ...
This category lists French Canadians: citizens of Canada who are first language francophone or who, despite being anglophone, self-identify as French Canadian or as a member of the various sub-ethnic groups, listed here as subcategories. (Note: French Canadians do not necessarily have ethnic French origins or ancestry.)