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Ch. 5 The Fur Trade 2019

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which person was responsible for day-to-day business at the trading post?
a)
clerk
b)
trader
c)
voyageur
2.
Why did missionaries come to Minnesota?
a)
For fame and adventure
b)
The enjoy 10,000 lakes
c)
Convert Native Americans to Christianity
d)
To trap beavers and muskrats
3.
What is it called when a voyageur had to carry the canoe long distances over land?
a)
Hike
b)
Portage
c)
Pillage
d)
Trek
4.
Who hunted and trapped animals for furs to trade?
a)
Clerk
b)
Trader
c)
Voyageur
d)
Native Americans
5.
What was the name for the event at Grand Portage where traders, clerks, and voyageurs met with Native Americans to trade?
a)
Rendezvous
b)
Renaissance
c)
Reformation
d)
Resolve
6.

Why did Native Americans want manufactured goods?

a)

They made life easier.

b)

They made life harder.

c)

They were free.

d)

They took more time to use.

7.

Which of the following options was a status symbol in Europe?

a)

Cell Phones

b)

Axes

c)

Glass Beads

d)

Beaver Felt Hats

8.

Who was responsible for transporting trading goods?

a)

Interpreters

b)

Voyageurs

c)

Guides

d)

Clerks

9.

The most common method of transportation during the fur trade was?

a)

Steamboat

b)

Canoe

c)

Horse

d)

Car

10.

Both Europeans and American Indians benefited from the fur trade.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Most furs were transported by horses.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Dakota and Ojibwe who helped Europeans find their way through woods and waterways. 
a)
Guides
b)
Voyageurs
c)
Interpreters
d)
Clerks
13.
They managed the day to day business at the trading post. 
a)
clerk
b)
Fur Trader
c)
Guide
d)
Voyageur
14.
Europeans benefited from the fur trade by receiving..
a)
metal cooking utensils to make life easier
b)
beads and dyes to indicate status in the community
c)
metal beaver traps that made trapping easier
d)
pelts that could make a large profit in Europe. 
15.
American Indians benefited in the fur trade by receiving...
a)
trade goods that made life more simple
b)
pelts 
c)
wild rice and maple sugar
d)
moccasins 
16.

Select ALL of the groups that were involved in the fur trade.

a)

Europeans

b)

Dakota

c)

Ojibwe

17.

The French and the British were 2 groups of Europeans that participated in the fur trade.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

The Dakota and Ojibwe traded fur for ______________________.

a)

clothing

b)

jewelry

c)

weapons

d)

tools

19.

Why did the Europeans want to participate in the fur trade?

a)

They wanted goods that would help them.

b)

They wanted to make a profit (make money).

20.

Why did the Dakota and Ojibwe want to participate in the fur trade?

a)

They wanted goods that would help them.

b)

They wanted to make a profit (make money).

21.

An individual who hoped to change the Dakota and Ojibwe into Christians?

a)

Trader

b)

Hunter

c)

Clerk

d)

Missionary

22.
Who was the wealthiest person involved in the fur trade?
a)
Clerk
b)
Trader
c)
Voyageur
d)
Native Americans
23.

What was NOT a role held by Native American women in the fur trade?

a)

Providing resources (wild rice, maple sugar)

b)

Cleaning and preparing pelts

c)

Owning the trading posts

d)

Acting as interpreters

24.
Beavers had been hunted so much in Europe that they were almost extinct. 
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Which of the following is NOT a way Europeans benefitted from the fur trade?
a)
received valuable animal furs
b)
received food like wild rice
c)
received clothing and other items needed to survive winter
d)
received trade goods that made life simpler