WorksheetsHistory 30 Key People (1)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
The first European to reach North America’s mainland since the Vikings.
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Samuel de Champlain
I convinced England to search North America for a city of Gold and Rubies.
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Samuel de Champlain
I took a trip to France, with a promise to return in 9 months, but I never would.
Chief Donnacona
Chief Pontiac
Chief Tecumseh
Chief Wiggum
I helped establish the first permanent settlements in New France at Port Royal and Quebec.
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
I suggested using the colonies for more than fish and fur, by using minerals and timber.
Jean Talon
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean Lesage
Jean Chretien
I was defeated on the Plains of Abraham, which lead to Quebec’s surrender.
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis St. Laurent
Louis LaFontaine
I successfully lead my troops to the Plains of Abraham by floating down river at night.
James Wolfe
James Murray
Isaac Brock
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
I lead a resistance movement against the British after the Seven Years War.
Chief Pontiac
Chief Tecumseh
Chief Donnacona
Chief Wiggum
I took control of Quebec, and my actions helped contribute to the creation of the Quebec Act.
James Murray
James Wolfe
Alexander Mackenzie
Jean Talon
I was an explorer for the NWC that made the first voyage across Canada by land.
Alexander Mackenzie
William Lyon Mackenzie
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Military leader of Canada during the war of 1812. I have been called the “Hero of Upper Canada”.
Isaac Brock
James Wolfe
James Murray
Alexander Mackenzie
I led aboriginal groups against the Americans in the War of 1812. I helped capture Fort Detroit.
Chief Tecumseh
Chief Pontiac
Chief Donnacona
Chief Wiggum
