Business and trading were established during the start of the 17th century. And with the increase in the number of settlers in the land, more lands were founded including Acadia and Quebec City , in and , respectively. In , Villa Marie was founded. This city was to be present-day Montreal. Thus, more and more cities in the eastern part of Canada were occupied by the French people. The main occupation of the French settlers in Canada was fur trading.
The cities soon prospered because of this trade which helped establish them further. It was also the year the Compagnie des Habitants was created. With the creation of this company, the economic and political leaders of the colony were united.
By the early 18th century, British forces began colonizing eastern Northern American territories. They even entered areas that were already controlled by the French.
In , Nova Scotia fell to the British, and other French-controlled settlements. The British were successful in completing the takeover of the land. Because of the British takeover, the French language was consigned as a lower-ranked language. Soon English was spoken in the land especially when it came to trade and communications.
Some educated French people had to learn the English language. They needed to do so. However, some had refused to learn English.
They continued to speak only in French. Soon enough, French-speaking people increased in the land. The British had also failed to let the French people imbibe their religion. It soon became evident to them that the only way that they can have peace in the land was to coexist with the French-speaking people. Quebec Act of was soon passed in Parliament. In this Act, the restoration of French civil laws and the recognition of the French religion which was Catholicism was enforced.
After the British occupation of Canadian provinces, the French people still outnumbered the British settlers.
Much as the British wanted the French-speaking population to accept the church of England, they were not successful. However, they did not have to force their religion onto the French people. The French religion was allowed to be retained through the Quebec Act together which their language.
This was how peace was bought. Both the British and the French agreed with the Act and this is the reason why Quebec became a French-speaking province. So, despite many migrations from England, Scotland, Wales, and other parts of Europe, the identity of the French Canadians was kept. It would also soon become the official language of Canada along with English. New Brunswick is the only province in the country to have voluntarily opted to become officially bilingual, although there are pockets of French-speaking communities across every province in Canada.
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French settlement through the 17th century. Consolidating Canada. Current status and variations of French. There are three different but related French dialects in Canada. The dialects share some features which distinguish them from the European French. Chiac dialect originates from New Brunswick and incorporates many English word and pronunciations. Brayon French closely resembles Quebec French in pronunciations but differs in sound.
Metis French is the traditional language of the Metis people. The immigration of French speakers from around the world has also brought some other French dialects into Canada.
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