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WorksheetsSS7 - Ch. 3 - Early European Colonies
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is mercantilism?
The system that merchants used to trade goods
A system that made a country rich from its colonies
The complete control of a resource by a company
A way for countries to communicate with each other
What is an epidemic?
A medical treatment used to numb the patient
A way to trade goods more efficiently
Mass migration to a new land
The infection of a large population by a disease
What was the British approach to North American colonies?
They wanted to trade furs with the First Nations
They wanted to acquire land for agriculture
They wanted to fish for food
They wanted to convert the First Nations to Protestantism
What was the French approach to North American colonies?
They wanted to trade furs with the First Nations
They wanted to acquire land for agriculture
They wanted to convert First Nations people to Protestantism
They wanted to fish for food
Which of these colonies wanted to convert First Nations people to their religion?
New France
Thirteen Colonies
Rupert's Land
New France and the Thirteen Colonies
all of the above
What was the first colony established in the lands that would become Canada?
New France
Thirteen Colonies
Rupert's Land
New France and Thirteen Colonies at the same time
Voyageurs were...
Men who sailed from Europe to North America
Men who went on long voyages for gold
Men hired to transport goods across the Great Lakes area in canoes
Men who "ran the woods" to deliver furs to trading posts.
The primary economy of New France was...
Furs
Agriculture
Fishing
Hunting
The primary economy of the Thirteen Colonies was...
Hunting
Fishing
Agriculture
Furs
The Hudson's Bay Company had a monopoly on fur trading in...
New France
Rupert's Land
Thirteen Colonies
all of the above
Epidemics wiped out portions of First Nations communities. What did they do as a result of this?
They killed all Europeans they met
Joined other First Nations groups
Adopted all captives
Moved to other areas
What is a dowry?
a stock exchange portfolio
money brought by a bride into the marriage
a king's ransom
money given to colonists when they settled in North America
What does the term "filles du roi" mean?
red horses
a king's daughters
girls sent to New France to be the wives of settlers
women who were sent as slaves to North America
The Europeans thought that the First Nations people were...
Savages
Uncivilized
bad traders
savages and uncivilized
Acadia was...
the land that both France and Britain controlled
a mythical land told in French stories
land claimed by France in Atlantic Canada
the wilderness west of Rupert's Land
What is a charter?
a bus you can take to sporting events
rules or privileges granted to a company by a king or queen
an original piece of information, like a document or image
a rumour that Beaver Hats are in low supply
The ability of the body to fight off infection is called...
immunity
impurity
immortality
improbability
Someone who moves to a new land, but remains a citizen of their homeland is a...
Protestant
Colonist
Charter
Catholic
A missionary is someone who...
is sent by the Church to convert people to their religion
is on a mission to find new resources
establishes new friendships with other people
wants to go back to their homeland
An original piece of information, such as a document or image is also known as a...
Primary source
Secondary source
Tertiary source
none of the above
European countries made the economic rules that their colonies followed.
True
False
Farming was considered an easier way to make a living than fur trading in New France.
True
False
What did the habitants have to do in order to have a farm in New France?
build a church, clear the land, and pay rent
clear the land, plant crops, and build a house
build a house, trade for furs, and pay rent
plant crops, build a church, and trade for furs
Which area had the largest European population?
New France
Rupert's Land
Thirteen Colonies
Haudenosaunee
What is imperialism?
a policy
an economic system
a document
a settlement
Which had the Sovereign Council?
New France
Thirteen Colonies
Britain
Rupert's Land
Who made up the Sovereign Council?
Governor, Intendant, and Bishop
Governor, Council, and Assembly
King, Parliament, and Assembly
King, Intendant, and Bishop
A seigneury is...
a signature required on a document
a large plot of land
someone who has a farm in New France
the owner of corvée
What was the role of the governor?
To hold elections for the elected assembly
To defend the colony
To deal with trading with the First Nations
To defend the colony and deal with trade with the First Nations
Whose job was it to keep the colony in good order and to exploit the colony for France?
The Bishop
The Intendant
The Governor
The Soldiers
Who was the representative of the Catholic Church in New France?
Bishop of Quebec
Bishop de Frontenac
Governor
Intendant
A "coureur de bois" was someone who...
brought furs to trading posts from First Nations people
brought furs to trading posts in canoes on the Great Lakes
sold furs to ships to take back to Europe
liked blueberries
