14-1101: Missisquoi can mean: Places [ edit ] Missisquoi Bay in Quebec and Vermont Missisquoi River , river in Quebec and northern Vermont Missisquoi River North , tributary of the Missisquoi River in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord , tributary of the Missisquoi River North, Estrie, Quebec, Canada Missisquoi County, Quebec , former county in Quebec now part of Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality Missisquoi (federal electoral district) , former Canadian electoral district now known as Brome—Missisquoi Missisquoi (provincial electoral district) , former Quebec electoral district now merged into Brome-Missisquoi (provincial electoral district) Missisquoi Railroad , now part of
28-610: A major summer resort. The river of the same name flows into the bay and the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is located on the American side. Champlain , first governor of New France , was the first European to visit the region. The name has an Abenaki origin, meaning "a lot of waterfowl" but other meanings are also thought possible. It appears officially in the eighteenth century in the concession document made on April 6, 1733 to Paul-Louis de Lusignan Dazemard as
42-607: Is a large extension in the northern part of Lake Champlain , at the East of the output of the latter in Richelieu River . It takes the form of a violin head, with the neck extending from the head of the lake and is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in diameter. The bay is divided between Quebec in Canada and Vermont in the United States . The main town on its banks is Venise-en-Québec ,
56-573: Is about 4.75 m and its bottom is made of regional marine deposits. The bay waters drain south into the Champlain Lake and the Richelieu River . Until the late 2000s, the water of the bay was stagnant and the bay was dying. At the opening of the new bridge on the US side, the old road causeway was partly demolished which brought a flow of fresh water from Lake Champlain. The bay has a great diversity of fauna and flora, including many species of birds, hence
70-863: The French and Indian War in the United States). Other parts of New France conquered by Britain became the Colonies of Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island . The Province of Lower Canada was created by the Constitutional Act 1791 from the partition of the British colony of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791) into the Province of Lower Canada and the Province of Upper Canada . The prefix "lower" in its name refers to its geographic position farther downriver from
84-653: The United Province of Canada in 1841, when the Act of Union 1840 came into force. Their separate legislatures were combined into a single parliament with equal representation for both constituent parts, even though Lower Canada had a greater population. The Province of Lower Canada inherited the mixed set of French and English institutions that existed in the Province of Quebec during the 1763–1791 period and which continued to exist later in Canada-East (1841–1867) and ultimately in
98-555: The "Missiskouy Bay". The spelling has changed several times. In 1855, when changes to electoral counties of Lower Canada into electoral districts, the Legislature finally adopts the form Missisquoi to designate the county and the region. Glaciers grounded in the Bay 18,000 years ago and then melted there forming the Champlain Sea approximately 8,000 years ago. The maximum depth of the bay
112-701: The Central Vermont Railway Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge in Vermont People [ edit ] Missiquoi , also spelled Missisquoi, a Native American and First Nations tribe from northern Vermont now in southern Quebec and their 17th-century settlement in what is now Swanton, Vermont Missisquoi Abenaki Tribe , a state-recognized tribe in Vermont Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
126-557: The current Province of Quebec (since 1867). Lower Canada was populated mainly by Canadiens , an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in Canada from the 17th century onward. Travelling around Lower Canada was mainly by water along the St. Lawrence River . On land, the only long-distance route was the Chemin du Roy , or King's Highway; it was built in the 1730s by New France . The King's Highway was, in addition to
140-418: The establishment of a national refuge on the US side. Its beaches are very popular with vacationers in summer and its waters attract various activities, especially personal watercraft , boats, etc. In winter, anglers engage in ice fishing activity. Lower Canada Canada The Province of Lower Canada ( French : province du Bas-Canada ) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and
154-459: The headwaters of the St. Lawrence River than its contemporary Upper Canada, present-day southern Ontario. Lower Canada was abolished in 1841 when it and adjacent Upper Canada were united into the Province of Canada . Like Upper Canada, there was significant political unrest. Twenty-two years after an invasion by the United States in the War of 1812 , a rebellion now challenged the British rule of
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#1732845535432168-573: The predominantly French population. After the Patriote Rebellion in the Rebellions of 1837–1838 was suppressed by government troops and Loyal volunteers , the 1791 Constitution was suspended on 27 March 1838 and a special council was appointed to administer the colony. An abortive attempt by revolutionary Robert Nelson to declare a Republic of Lower Canada was quickly thwarted. The provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada were combined as
182-638: The shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841). It covered the southern portion of the current Province of Quebec and the Labrador region of the current Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (until the Labrador region was transferred to Newfoundland in 1809). Lower Canada consisted of part of the former colony of Canada of New France , conquered by Great Britain in the Seven Years' War ending in 1763 (also called
196-508: The title Missisquoi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Missisquoi&oldid=1171662908 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Missisquoi Bay Missisquoi Bay
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