New France becomes a French royal province under Louis XIV

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.1: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): Colonial and The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia), Cynthia Sugars (University of Ottawa)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

Dates

Date of occurrence 1663

Places

Canada, Quebec (Location)
France (Involved)

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Colbert forms the colony of New France into a province, with Quebec as its capital, and undertakes further reforms in the financial and commercial system of France.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "New France becomes a French royal province under Louis XIV". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2591, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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