New France History Quiz

Who sponsored Giovanni da Verrazano to find the Northwest Passage?

• England

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

What is the Northwest Passage?

• A land route through North America

• A sea route through North America to the Pacific Ocean

• A trade route through Europe

• A river route through North America

What present day country did Jacques Cartier claim for France?

• United States

• Mexico

• Canada

• Alaska

What is the fur trade?

• Trading of gold

• Trading of silk

• Bartering and selling of animal furs

• Trading of spices

Who started a fur trading colony called Quebec?

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier