If you were the type of person who sat in the back of the classroom listening to funk music on your cassette player and didn't pay much attention during your Canadian history classes, then you surely missed out on some fascinating stuff. Canada has a very rich and interesting history. Each province, city, and territory has a unique story to tell. On this section of our site we're going to be focusing on the history of the city of Quebec and we believe you'll be very interested in it. At least it'll be more interesting than researching stainless steel enclosures online.

Samuel de Champlain, dubbed "The Father of New France," founded Quebec City, Quebec in 1608. While there were other cities founded in Quebec at the time, Quebec City was going to be the first town used to be a place where people could permanently settle, instead of being just a trading post. Eventually it grew to become the capital of French Canada and New France. At first, designs for the town were made up that housed the city in a large walled building which was christened the Habitation. This was done to protect people from outside threats. Think of it in terms of security doors you'd find at any downtown Toronto condos.

Until people started immigrating to the city of Quebec and the expansion of agriculture, life was very difficult in Quebec City. Supplies from France were hard to obtain and with very little knowledge of the city, people become frustrated. There might have been a great deal of people signing up for anger management classes if such a thing existed. Eventually people did settle and things got better. There would later be a fur trade boom but that had it's ups and downs over time.

During the infamous Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Quebec and all of New France would become occupied by Britain and be under British rule from 1760-1867. During that time, in 1791, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was created that divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Quebec City would actually become the capital of Lower Canada and was given a chance to enjoy some freedom and have more control in terms of governing itself. Industry started to grow in Quebec City and it would find itself the third largest port city, by the middle of the 1800's, in all of North America. This led to a spike in immigration numbers.

Quebec City in the modern day only expanded. In 2002, 11 former municipalities were incorporated into the city that now finds itself with a population of just over 490,00 people. We've kind of glossed over the history of Quebec City but if you want to learn more about it, hit up your local library and check out some books on the topic. We're sure you'll find some interesting stuff. It has to better than checking out books about property for sale, Toronto, right?