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SS7 - Ch. 3 - Early European Colonies

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is mercantilism?

a)

The system that merchants used to trade goods

b)

A system that made a country rich from its colonies

c)

The complete control of a resource by a company

d)

A way for countries to communicate with each other

2.

What is an epidemic?

a)

A medical treatment used to numb the patient

b)

A way to trade goods more efficiently

c)

Mass migration to a new land

d)

The infection of a large population by a disease

3.

What was the British approach to North American colonies?

a)

They wanted to trade furs with the First Nations

b)

They wanted to acquire land for agriculture

c)

They wanted to fish for food

d)

They wanted to convert the First Nations to Protestantism

4.

What was the French approach to North American colonies?

a)

They wanted to trade furs with the First Nations

b)

They wanted to acquire land for agriculture

c)

They wanted to convert First Nations people to Protestantism

d)

They wanted to fish for food

5.

Which of these colonies wanted to convert First Nations people to their religion?

a)

New France

b)

Thirteen Colonies

c)

Rupert's Land

d)

New France and the Thirteen Colonies

e)

all of the above

6.

What was the first colony established in the lands that would become Canada?

a)

New France

b)

Thirteen Colonies

c)

Rupert's Land

d)

New France and Thirteen Colonies at the same time

7.

Voyageurs were...

a)

Men who sailed from Europe to North America

b)

Men who went on long voyages for gold

c)

Men hired to transport goods across the Great Lakes area in canoes

d)

Men who "ran the woods" to deliver furs to trading posts.

8.

The primary economy of New France was...

a)

Furs

b)

Agriculture

c)

Fishing

d)

Hunting

9.

The primary economy of the Thirteen Colonies was...

a)

Hunting

b)

Fishing

c)

Agriculture

d)

Furs

10.

The Hudson's Bay Company had a monopoly on fur trading in...

a)

New France

b)

Rupert's Land

c)

Thirteen Colonies

d)

all of the above

11.

Epidemics wiped out portions of First Nations communities. What did they do as a result of this?

a)

They killed all Europeans they met

b)

Joined other First Nations groups

c)

Adopted all captives

d)

Moved to other areas

12.

What is a dowry?

a)

a stock exchange portfolio

b)

money brought by a bride into the marriage

c)

a king's ransom

d)

money given to colonists when they settled in North America

13.

What does the term "filles du roi" mean?

a)

red horses

b)

a king's daughters

c)

girls sent to New France to be the wives of settlers

d)

women who were sent as slaves to North America

14.

The Europeans thought that the First Nations people were...

a)

Savages

b)

Uncivilized

c)

bad traders

d)

savages and uncivilized

15.

Acadia was...

a)

the land that both France and Britain controlled

b)

a mythical land told in French stories

c)

land claimed by France in Atlantic Canada

d)

the wilderness west of Rupert's Land

16.

What is a charter?

a)

a bus you can take to sporting events

b)

rules or privileges granted to a company by a king or queen

c)

an original piece of information, like a document or image

d)

a rumour that Beaver Hats are in low supply

17.

The ability of the body to fight off infection is called...

a)

immunity

b)

impurity

c)

immortality

d)

improbability

18.

Someone who moves to a new land, but remains a citizen of their homeland is a...

a)

Protestant

b)

Colonist

c)

Charter

d)

Catholic

19.

A missionary is someone who...

a)

is sent by the Church to convert people to their religion

b)

is on a mission to find new resources

c)

establishes new friendships with other people

d)

wants to go back to their homeland

20.

An original piece of information, such as a document or image is also known as a...

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

c)

Tertiary source

d)

none of the above

21.

European countries made the economic rules that their colonies followed.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Farming was considered an easier way to make a living than fur trading in New France.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What did the habitants have to do in order to have a farm in New France?

a)

build a church, clear the land, and pay rent

b)

clear the land, plant crops, and build a house

c)

build a house, trade for furs, and pay rent

d)

plant crops, build a church, and trade for furs

24.

Which area had the largest European population?

a)

New France

b)

Rupert's Land

c)

Thirteen Colonies

d)

Haudenosaunee

25.

What is imperialism?

a)

a policy

b)

an economic system

c)

a document

d)

a settlement

26.

Which had the Sovereign Council?

a)

New France

b)

Thirteen Colonies

c)

Britain

d)

Rupert's Land

27.

Who made up the Sovereign Council?

a)

Governor, Intendant, and Bishop

b)

Governor, Council, and Assembly

c)

King, Parliament, and Assembly

d)

King, Intendant, and Bishop

28.

A seigneury is...

a)

a signature required on a document

b)

a large plot of land

c)

someone who has a farm in New France

d)

the owner of corvée

29.

What was the role of the governor?

a)

To hold elections for the elected assembly

b)

To defend the colony

c)

To deal with trading with the First Nations

d)

To defend the colony and deal with trade with the First Nations

30.

Whose job was it to keep the colony in good order and to exploit the colony for France?

a)

The Bishop

b)

The Intendant

c)

The Governor

d)

The Soldiers

31.

Who was the representative of the Catholic Church in New France?

a)

Bishop of Quebec

b)

Bishop de Frontenac

c)

Governor

d)

Intendant

32.

A "coureur de bois" was someone who...

a)

brought furs to trading posts from First Nations people

b)

brought furs to trading posts in canoes on the Great Lakes

c)

sold furs to ships to take back to Europe

d)

liked blueberries