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SS 7 Chapter 2 Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define: colony

a)

A country extending its control over other countries

b)

a Francophone farmer in New France

c)

a network of colonies controlled by a single country

d)

a territory controlled by another country

2.

Define: empire

a)

A country extending its control over other countries

b)

a Francophone farmer in New France

c)

a network of colonies controlled by a single country

d)

a territory controlled by another country

3.

Define: Habitant

a)

a Francophone citizen of Acadia

b)

a Francophone farmer in New France

c)

a network of colonies controlled by a single country

d)

a territory controlled by another country

4.

Define: imperialism

a)

A country extending its control over other countries

b)

a Francophone farmer in New France

c)

a network of colonies controlled by a single country

d)

a territory controlled by another country

5.

Define: Acadian

a)

a Francophone citizen of Acadia

b)

a Francophone farmer in New France

c)

a network of colonies controlled by a single country

d)

a territory controlled by another country

6.

How many years ago did Europeans start coming to Canada?

a)

100 years ago

b)

1000 years ago

c)

2000 years ago

d)

5000 years ago

7.

What route was used to travel between China and Europe to trade goods?

a)

Silk Route

b)

Trade Road

c)

Spice Road

d)

Silk Road

8.

What caused Europeans to want to find another route to trade, preferably water?

a)

The Silk Road was too easy. They wanted a challenge.

b)

The Silk Road was dangerous. It was full of raiders and ambush parties.

c)

The Silk Road did not have the goods they were looking for.

d)

The Silk Road was too busy. They wanted a more efficient route.

9.

Where did the earliest colonists in Canada come from?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

England

d)

South America

10.

Who sent Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic Ocean to look for a route?

a)

Queen Elizabeth of England

b)

King Ferdinand of Spain

c)

Queen Isabella of Spain

d)

Queen Maria of Italy

11.

What is the English translation for the men known as coureurs de bois?

a)

Running boys

b)

Boys of the woods

c)

French traders

d)

Runner of the woods

12.

Who were the only people granted by the king to trade furs?

a)

Trade Merchant

b)

King Louis XII

c)

Haudenosaunee

d)

Acadians

13.

Why were the coureurs de bois so important

and vital to New France?

a)

They hired people to work the land in return for a portion of crops.

b)

They had a lot of prestige and power.

c)

They were a unique group of adventurers who

were the first to settle and explore the new

world.

d)

They discovered a tea made from white cedar to treat Scurvy.

14.

What was the name of the new settlement on

the Bay of Fundy?

a)

Acadia

b)

Habitant

c)

New England

d)

Quebec

15.

Who were the explorers who named Acadia?

a)

Cartier and Columbus

b)

The King of France

c)

Champlain and De Monts

d)

The Catholics

16.

Why did the settlers need to come to New France and live on the land?

a)

They needed to prove they had found the New World.

b)

They needed to protect the Indigenous peoples living on the land.

c)

The King of France feared that they would all get scurvy.

d)

The King of France feared that if they did not settle in the regions, that someone else may take the land.

17.

What religion were almost all settlers in New

France?

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Lutheran

d)

Athiest

18.

After Cartier was unable to set up a colony, what were some reasons why King Louis XIII wanted to send another explorer to North America? (Select all that apply.)

a)

More furs

b)

Military advantages

c)

Prestige and power

d)

Less scurvy

19.

What positions made up the Sovereign Council (select all that apply)

a)

Governor

b)

Queen

c)

Intendant

d)

Bishop

e)

King

20.

Young women and girls, often orphans or impoverished, wanting to go to New France to become brides of colonists were known as the....

a)

Famous Five

b)

filles du roi

c)

coureurs de bois

d)

filles du bois

21.

Which of the following is FALSE about the seigneurial system in New France?

a)

The king gives the land to nobles (called habitant).

b)

The seigneurs hire people to work the land (called habitant).

c)

In return, the habitant gives the seigneur a portion of crops and some money as rent.

d)

The seigneur ensures there is a mill and a church built on the land.

22.

What First Nations group did Cartier come across first in North America?

a)

Metis

b)

Haudenosaunee

c)

Mi'kmaq

d)

Annishinabe

23.

When Cartier traded with the First Nations people, how did he know this group had traded before?

a)

They had a trading post set up, greeting Cartier.

b)

They held up furs on sticks. Motioned that they would return with more goods.

c)

A previous explorer left a note for him upon his arrival in North America.

d)

There was a translator who explained to Cartier they had traded before.

24.

Why did the Haudenosaunee become hostile toward the French?

a)

Cartier lied about the sons being safe in Europe.

b)

Cartier's team gave them scurvy.

c)

Cartier became too competitive with the fur trade, causing aggression.

d)

Cartier threatened to cut off the trade between the two groups.

25.

What did Cartier bring back to Europe to prove that he had found a new world?

a)

Scurvy

b)

A photograph

c)

A show of joy

d)

Donnaconna's sons

26.

What disease did many of Cartier's die from and how was it cured?

a)

Malaria; tea made from sweet wormwood

b)

Toothache; tea made from the bark of willow trees

c)

Scurvy; tea made from white cedar

d)

Cancer; tea made from the bark of yew trees