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					FREE TOUR AVAILABLE NOW This tour is offered on a gratuity basis! PAY WHAT YOU WISH You decide the value at the end! Tours offered in English only Thursday July 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Friday July 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Saturday July 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. More dates will be announced soon! STARTING FROM Musée de la Civilisation DURATION 2.5 hours BOOKING ONLINE IS REQUIRED Click the blue button below! CANCELLATION If no reservation is made before 1:00 PM on the day of the tour, the tour is cancelled.
		A UNIQUE WALKING TOUR OF OLD QUÉBEC highlighting events, places and people of the shared history of the United States and Canada! Québec City is Canada’s Jamestowne Catholic missionaries from Québec City to Illinois Québec City-born settlers in Louisiana French & Indian War from Pittsburgh to Québec City Black American Loyalists migrating to Canada War of 1812 and defense of Québec City American Civil War: the shaping of Canada Alaska Purchase: if cannons could talk… Québec exodus to New England: Mexicans of the North! Ideas of annexation of Canada: Déjà Vu! …and many more American stories including the
			1775 INVASION OF CANADA and the 1776 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
			We will not forget to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Quebec, followed by a siege ending in the days leading up to the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Less than a century later, the colonies of British North America gave birth to the Canadian Confederation in 1867. And since the 1871 Treaty of Washington, Canada and the United States have lived in peace, despite some occasional disagreements…
				See our Facebook stories DID YOU KNOW THAT and discover ties between Québec and the United States of America
		2026 tours available now! FREE PUBLIC TOUR - Offered on a gratuity basis! · Duration: 2.5 hours for up to 16 participants. A minimum of 5 participants is required for the tour to take place. · Price: Gratuity-based. We encourage you to tip based on your satisfaction of the experience! · Schedule and booking: Click on our BOOKING FREE PUBLIC TOUR button below and fill out the form. Check the tour dates offered in the form: dates can be added or removed at all times. · Meeting point: In front of the MUSÉE DE LA CIVILISATION, ending in upper town Old Québec. · Cancellation: If you need to cancel, it is important to notify us as soon as possible at quebec1608tours@gmail.com or by voice / text / WhatsApp at 581-990-1600.
		PRIVATE TOUR · Duration: 2.5 hours. · Price: $280 CAD for 1 to 8 participants, including taxes and booking fee. · Schedule: Book your preferred moment. If no availability, alternate options are offered. · Booking: Click on the BOOKING PRIVATE TOUR button below and fill out the form. · Meeting point: your hotel, if situated in Old Québec, otherwise easy-to-find alternate locations are suggested. · Cancellation: Refund of amount paid, less the $15 booking fee, if cancelled more than 48 hours before tour time. The non-refundable booking fee is not an extra fee, it is included in your price.
		ABOUT THIS TOUR In North America, the historic district of Old Québec stands out for the exceptional preservation of its heritage and institutions. It is also a unique place to fully understand how continental history has played out, from contact with the First Nations, followed by European colonization of the New World, conquests and struggles for independence 2025 and 2026 offer an opportunity to recall some founding historical events that led to the creation of Canada and the United States. For example, the Americans attacked Québec in December 1775. Defeated, they left the St. Lawrence Valley a few months later and declared their Independence on July 4, 1776, without Québec. The shared history of our two countries, however, goes far beyond the attack and siege of 1775-1776! Did you know that : · Samuel de Champlain’s explorations along Cape Cod, · The founding of Oregon by a young physician from Québec, · The evangelization of the Mississippi Valley by the Seminary of Québec, · the governance of Louisiana by a Montrealer whose mother-in-law, born in Québec, was landlord (seigneur) in the St. Lawrence Valley, · Québec City system defence (fortifications) were reinforced until the post-American Civil War, are just a few events that unite our two countries and form our common history? Even if you've visited Old Québec more than once, let us guide you with a fresh perspective on this historic district, and delve with us into the heart of North American history.
DECEMBER 31, 1775 THE ATTACK ON QUÉBEC MONTGOMERY AT PRÈS-DE-VILLE Source: panel designed by the Société historique de Québec, located near Connaught Barrack Photo credit: Michel Sirois
		A 1775-1776 OVERVIEW Québec and the American Revolution, 250 Years Ago! This tour commemorates 250 years of Canadian and American history. From the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the American victory at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, Québec and Canadians found themselves embroiled in a revolution that didn't directly concern them. The most threatening moment for Canadians occurred on December 31, 1775, when American rebels stormed Québec City. The American Declaration of Independence was signed six months later, on July 4, 1776, as the Americans were leaving Québec. They were thus abandoning their plan to make Canada, then called the "Province of Quebec," a 14th "American" colony! The 20th paragraph of the Declaration of Independence clearly expresses Thomas Jefferson's frustration with the privileges granted to Québec Catholics to ensure their loyalty to England!! The French capital, conquered by the British during the Seven Years' War, Québec City became a strategic British port for the invasion of the United States from the north. It also eventually became a refuge for American Loyalists and, consequently, the capital of British North America for nearly a century! Ironically, Québec's French fortifications ultimately served the British more than the French who built them. The British eventually improved Québec's defenses, continuing until the Reconstruction period following the American Civil War. This visit highlights Québec City's role in the American Revolution, the reasons why French Canada ultimately remained loyal to England, and conversely, why France actively helped the Americans gain their independence. And much more.
DECEMBER 31, 1775 THE ATTACK ON QUÉBEC - ARNOLD AT THE BARRICADE Source: scale model at the Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Québec Photo credit: Michel Sirois
		QUÉBEC AND U.S. HISTORY Discover 8 events in American history linked to Québec City.
		PLACES AND STORIES Explore 12 places in Old Québec that highlight shared stories and characters from Canadian and American history.
HISTORICAL PLAQUES ABOUT THE DECEMBER 31, 1775 ATTACK ON QUÉBEC CITY Located on Rue de la Barricade and on Boulevard Champlain, Québec. Photo credit: Michel Sirois
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