WorksheetsCH. 2 - French in North America
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 52mins
The Vikings were the first to land in North America
Truth
LIes!
Most European explorers were looking for a route to Asia by sailing west.
Truth!
Lies!
The Mi'kmaq did not benefit from trading with the French
Truth!
Lies!
Pierre de Monts established a settlement at Port Royal in Acadia.
Truth!
Lies!
He was the Father of New France
Cartier
Champlain
Kidnapped First Nations people and brought them back to France
Cartier
Cmamplain
Where is the place where the river narrows?
Port Royal
Acadia
Quebec
Huron
Which is NOT a reason imperial countries wanted to expand their empires?
economics
competition
religion
charity
curiosity
After Cartiers first voyage, what is the main reason the French explorers returned to North America?
They were looking for gold.
There was a big demand for furs in Europe.
The French wanted to make friends with the First Nations
The king was thinking of building a palace in the New World.
Which of the following was NOT a part of Acadia?
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
What was the main role of the coureurs de bois?
interpreters
guides
fur traders
merchants
What was the main reason that the king of France wanted Joilet and Marquette to explore territories farther south?
He wanted to expand the French Empire around the Mississippi River.
There was better fishing in the south
First Nations were likely to be more helpful in the south
First Nations were willing to sell their land to the French
The idea of claiming and controlling new land and territories for one's homeland is known as...
empiring
manoevering
colonization
imperialism
What is the best answer when thinking of the European's perspective of interacting and trading with the Mi'kmaq people?
The European's wanted to build relationships
The European's wanted to dominate weaker nations
The European's wanted to trade and accumulate wealth
The European's wanted to show goodwill and respect
From this map, you can tell that...
Cartier's travels took him far into western Canada
Cartier explored the Bay of Fundy
Cartier established many settlements all over North America
Cartier explored many regions off of the Atlantic east coast.
From this map you can infer that
Cartier was not very adventurous
Cartier wanted to become familiar with many different parts of the newly discovered land
Cartier's interactions with First Nations was usually hostile
Cartier and his men never set foot on land. They just sailed around in their fancy boat
Which of the following best describes First Nations' perspective on land ownership?
Land was to be shared by everyone
The land belonged only to the First nations people
Once you owned land, you could do what you wanted with it.
If you occupied land, you could sell it to others for profit.
Who, on the Sovereign Council looked after the day to day affairs of the colony?
Governor
Intendant
Bishop
Mayor McCheese
Who, on the Sovereign Council, was the right hand of the King and looked after treaties with First Nations?
Governor
Intendant
Bishop
Twinkie the Kid
Who, on the Sovereign Council, was in charge of all religious affair in New France?
Governor
Intendant
Bishop
Officer Big Mac
What was the Kings reason for sending over the Filles Du Roi?
The streets of France were too crowded - he needed more space for his people.
The colonists were lonely
He believed love was the greatest gift of all.
He wanted the population of New France to grow
A ________ was granted a large tract of land. He found people to farm the land in return for a portion of their crop.
seigneur
habitant
miller
priest
The ________ were people who were given strips of land to farm.
seigneurs
habitants
millers
priests
The idea of making your home country richer and more powerful by supplying it with new resources was the aim of
empiring
manoevering
colonization
imperialism
What is it called when only one company/group is allowed to sell or trade a product in an area?
imperialism
scurvy
colonialism
monopoly
Who was given credit for expanding the fur trade to the Hudson Bay area?
Etienne Brule
Samuel de Champlain
Radisson and Grosseiliers
Henry Hudson
