WorksheetsNew France
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
In what year did Jacques Cartier first sail up the St. Lawrence to present-day Quebec?
1530
1534
1535
1541
Which was NOT one of the names of the First Nations "royalty" that Cartier took back to France?
Donnacona
Tyconderoga
Domagaya
Taignoagny
Why was Marguerite de la Roche left on an island?
vacation
she was annoying
punishment by her uncle
she was seasick
What is the proper term for what Champlain referred to as Iroquois?
Mohawk
Algonquin
Huron
Haudenosaunee
What was the name of Champlain's French colony on the Bay of Fundy in what is now called Nova Scotia?
Annapolis
Sable Island
Port Royal
Mont Royal
How many trips across the Atlantic did Champlain make?
23
2
9
13
What was the name of Champlain's musket?
trigger
bow
acrocar
arquebus
Historians have been debating a key detail about Champlain's life story. What is it?
where he was born
whether this King of France was his daddy
what happened to his wife
what colour his hair was
This disease was a big problem for early European settlers in Canada.
diabetes
chicken pox
small pox
scurvy
What was the name of the group of LEGAL fur traders for France?
Company of 100 Associates
coureurs du bois
Huron
Wendat
What was the name of the group of ILLEGAL fur traders in New France?
Company of 100 Associates
coureurs du bois
Hudson Bay Company
Wendat
Why did Europe want beaver pelts?
slippers
coats
paintbrushes
hats
Whom was hanged by Champlain for being a traitor?
Etienne Brule
Helene Boulle
Le Brebouf
Jean Duval
Who were allies (friends) of Champlain?
Huron
Wendat
Iroquois
Montagnais
Who are the "filles du roi?"
princesses
women who went to France to marry early settlers
women who cooked the king dinner
nuns who came to New France to teach Christianity
What is a siegneurie?
A farm
A land owner
A prince
A long piece of bread
What is a seigneur?
A farm
A landowner
A prince
A soldier
What is a habitant?
A farm
A farmer
A landowner
A house servant
Who are the Jesuits?
First Nations people who convert to Christianity
Roman Catholic men who teach Christianity
Nuns who teach about Jesus
Who is Etienne Brule?
Champlain's "favourite" who lived with the Huron people.
Champlain's chef who cooked food for the fort at Quebec.
Champlain's priest who worked in Huronia.
Champlain's fur trade money manager.
