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WorksheetsEarly Canadian History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who were the first Europeans to "discover" North America?
British
Italians
Vikings
French
Where today are the remains of the temporary settlement, named Vinland, built by Leif Erikson?
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Quebec City
Vancouver
Sent by King Henry VII, which explorer said that Newfoundland had an inexhaustible supply of fish?
Christopher Columbus
Leif Erikkson
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Although we now know he wasn't the first to "discover" North America, why does he often get the credit?
He was fair to the Indigenous people.
He conquered the Indigenous people.
The Indigenous people conquered him.
How long did it take Columbus to sail from Spain to the "New World"?
2 years
3 months
5 weeks
1 week
In the 1600's what part of Europe did most of the newcomers come from?
Denmark and Britain
Britain and France
France and Spain
Spain and Portugal
What two resources became very important in Early Canada?
wheat and canola
fish and timber
fur and fish
gold and fur
What was the beaver pelt primarily used for?
coats
hats
gloves
blankets
What fur trading company was owned by the British?
Hudson's Bay Company
North West Company
What fur trading company was owned by the British?
Which early fur trading company employed men to go the Aboriginal people to trade for furs?
HBC
NWC
What were the men called that carried and canoed the fur and trade goods?
Coureurs de bois
Voyageurs
Imperialists
Settlers
Why did Canadian and European traders begin to push west in search of more furs?
The beavers were migrating to the west.
The beaver population in the east was low due to over-trapping.
Q5:What does it mean to portage?
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to hunt
to paddle a canoe
to carry a canoe and supplies over land
Both Europeans and Indigenous people benefited from the fur trade.
true
false
What was the lasting impact of the fur trade on Canada and its people?
Lead to the building of the railroad and the settlement of the west.
Further westward exploration of Canada and the "birth" of the Metis people.
Money was set to Canada to keep the fur trade going.
