Fourth Grade
Worksheets
The Quebec Separatists
Caption: Rene Levesque on provincial election night, October 29, 1973.
In 1867, a new country was formed. Four colonies were joined together: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. They formed the beginning of Canada. The two main groups in the new country were French and English. Could the two cultures get along?
In some ways, the differences helped. Most of the French people in Quebec lived off the land. Very few were businessmen. Many of the Scots and English in Quebec were involved in business and government. That set a pattern that would cause trouble later. When the Quiet Revolution began, few French Quebeckers had the skills to do modern jobs. They were used to providing the labour while others were managers. They were getting tired of it.
During the "Quiet Revolution" the French people of Quebec decided to take back control of their own province. Their culture was their own. Their language was their own. Why should the English Canadians tell them what to do?
