Fur Traders
Authored by Allan Whitehead
History, Social Studies
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was not a reason that the fur trade was such an important part of the development of New France?
There was an abundance of fur-bearing animals.
There was a high demand for fur in Europe at the time.
Fur-bearing animals provided the main source of food for European settlers.
Trading furs could make a lot of money.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which indigenous group formed an early fur-trading pact with the French?
The Anishinabe
The Huron
The Mi-kmaq
The Haudenosaunee
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Until 1663, this private company were the only ones allowed to trade with First Nations peoples in New France:
Hudson's Bay Company
North West Company
Company of the Hundred Associates
The Bay
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
These men went outside of the colony of New France to trade furs directly with First Nations:
Coureurs de Bois
Canadiens
Seigneurs
Habitants
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The courers de bois had to be careful because it was actually illegal in New France for them to trade for furs directly with First Nations groups
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Many coureurs de bois learned to survive in the wilderness from First Nations trappers and hunters:
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a main motivation of the coureurs de bois to leave their families and farms and become fur traders?
They could make a lot of money doing it.
They were looking for an exciting adventure.
They wanted to escape lives of drudgery.
They were following the command of King Louis XIV.
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