Confronting the British and French residents of the province began in the middle of the XVIII century, when after the Seven Years War, France lost its colonies in Canada. After winning the British a large number of Frenchmen were exterminated or expelled from the occupied territories. In their place came the British. Some of the survivors of French Canadians were herded into Lower Canada, which was renamed in Quebec.
K won at the population invaders were treated as second-class citizens. Impose numerous discriminatory actions prohibited to use the French language, to respect the national customs. This happened before until in 1867 did not appear the British Dominion of Canada. However, the head of state is still queen of England, which irritates the French-Canadians