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The American invasion of Quebec (September 1775-June 1776) was a military campaign undertaken during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to induce the Province of Quebec to join the rebellion, the Second Continental Congress...

The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were five laws passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1774 to punish the Thirteen Colonies of British North America for the Boston Tea Party. Though the acts primarily targeted...

The death of General Richard Montgomery at the Battle of Quebec, 31 December 1775, climax of the American Invasion of Quebec (September 1775-June 1776). Oil on canvas by John Trumbull, 1786. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

A painting from 1909 portraying the arrival of Samuel de Champlain, the father of New France, on the site of Quebec City. Samuel de Champlain (c. 1567-1635) was a French explorer who made multiple trips across the Atlantic Ocean. He founded...

Canadian militia defends Quebec from an American Attack, on 31 December 1775. As Benedict Arnold's American troops breach the wall of Quebec, Canadian militiamen hold their ground and eventually win the fight. Painting by F.H. Wellington...

The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies of British North America that gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 5 September to 26 October 1774. Its primary purpose was to coordinate...

The RMS Empress of Ireland was a transatlantic passenger ship that sank early in the morning of 29 May 1914 on the St. Lawrence River killing 1,012 of the 1,477 people on board. It is considered Canada’s worst maritime disaster and one of...

American Colonel Benedict Arnold, mezzotint made to commemorate his part in the American Invasion of Quebec (September 1775 to June 1776), by Thomas Hart, 26 March 1776. It is captioned as follows: "Colonel Arnold who commanded the Provincial...

A portrait of Jaques Cartier (1491-1557 CE) a French-Breton maritime explorer. He was the first European who mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. He was also the one who named these lands "The Country...

Major General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), an Irish-born soldier who led the Continental troops in the American Invasion of Quebec (1775-1776) and was killed at the Battle of Quebec (31 December 1775). Emmet Collection of Manuscripts...