Summary of Quebec's Political Transformations
Names in bold refer to provinces, others to sub-provincial levels of government; the first names listed are those areas mostly nearly corresponding to modern Quebec.
- Canada, the core of New France (1608–1761): a French colony
- Province of Quebec (1763–1791): a British colony
- Lower Canada, one of the Canadas (1791–1841): a British colony
- the Canada East portion of the Province of Canada (1841–1867): a British colony
- Quebec (1867–present): a province of Canada
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