What was the capital of Lower Canada?

• A. Montreal
• B. Quebec City
• C. Ottawa
• D. Trois-Rivières

Answer: (B)

In this period, where government sat within a colony determined how administration and laws were applied. Lower Canada, created in 1791, used Quebec City as its capital. Quebec City loomed as the administrative heart along the St. Lawrence, with the necessary infrastructure and fortifications that made it a practical seat of government for the colony. Montreal, while the major economic center and largest city, did not house the legislative body. Ottawa wouldn’t become a capital for this region until much later, and Trois-Rivières, though important regionally, never served as the government’s seat. So the capital of Lower Canada was Quebec City.