Ville de Montréal
Ville de Montréal
Group of Archivists of the Region of Montréal
Chapter 3 IntroductionHochelaga 1500-1642Ville-Marie 1642-1665Heart of an Empire 1699-1763Small French Town 1665-1760Conquered City 1760-1800British Commercial Takeover 1800-1850Industrial City 1850-1896Canada's Metropolis 1896-1914North-American City 1914-1929Depression and War 1930-1945Modern City 1945-1960Québec's Metropolis 1960-1992ConclusionQuizEducational Resources

The fur trade and
territorial expansion

The French-American
Empire

  
View of Montréal.
View of Montréal, Canada, from the East / Carington Bowles.
Circa 1850.
Source : Centre d'archives de Montréal. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Collection initiale, P318,S4,P9.