Why was it established?
Back in 1535 Jacques Cartier discovered a land which was the Iroquoian village now Quebec City. Later on in 1608 Samuel de Champlain came back to the location, but no one was there so he claimed the place and called it "le Canada". Later on it was known as the "New France".
Quebec City was pretty much a trading post for the french in the early years even thought it was meant to be a permanent settlement.
Quebec City was pretty much a trading post for the french in the early years even thought it was meant to be a permanent settlement.
How has it changed over time?
Quebec City only had 550 people living there, but in the 19th century when the timber trade happened the population grew a bit. When the timber trade became worse the population stopped growing. From 1950s to 1970s the population started to grow rapidly again, but stopped in the 1980s. The biggest reason why the population started to grow slowly is due to the factor the british immigrants started to immigrate to other parts of Canada and United States. In 2011 there were was only 4 percent of people who did not speak french, so Quebec City is now back to their original way.
What are some key connections between Quebec City and other Cities?
Quebec City and Montreal were rivals of being the major trading post in the mid 19th century. Quebec City's auto route system connects itself to Montreal and Ottawa.