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5/6 history Test 2 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British Crown

a)

Acadians

b)

Americans

c)

Cajans

d)

Loyalists

2.

American colonists who moved to Canada rather than fight against their king in the War of Independence

a)

Acadians

b)

Revolutionaries

c)

Cajans

d)

Loyalists

3.

which of the following are important natural resources for Canada

a)

Fish

b)

Lumber

c)

Ore

d)

all of these are important natural resources

4.

Canada is the largest world producer of what two metals?

a)

zinc and nickel

b)

silver and gold

c)

zinc and gold

d)

nickel and gold

5.

What wood product is canada the world leader in producing?

a)

newsprint

b)

construction lumber

c)

charcoal

d)

firewood

6.

What agricultural product does Canada export the most of?

a)

wheat

b)

rice

c)

soybeans

d)

corn

7.

What term is used to describe Canada's government?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Republic

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Fascist Dictatorship

8.

What are the official language(s) of Canada

a)

Just English

b)

Just French

c)

English and French

d)

English and British

9.

The first modern explorer to reach the North American Mainland

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

John Cabot

d)

Henry Hudson

10.

Explorer who opened the way for trade between the French and the Native Americans?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Isobel Kuhn

11.

Explorer who established the first major French settlement in Quebec

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

John Cabot

12.

Explorer who discovered the world's largest bay.

a)

Captain Cook

b)

Captain Vancouver

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Christopher Columbus

13.

Canadian missionary to china who wrote books about their work.

a)

Isobel Kuhn

b)

Henry Alline

c)

James Evans

d)

Charles Best

14.

British Explorers who mapped Canada's Pacific coast

a)

Captain Cook and Vancouver

b)

John Cabot and Henry Hudson

c)

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

d)

James Evans and Henry Alline

15.

"Apostle of Nova Scotia"

a)

Henry Alline

b)

James Evans

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Isobel Kuhn

16.

Discovered the treatment for diabetes

a)

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

b)

Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

c)

John Cabot and Henry Alline

d)

James Evans and Isobel Kuhn

17.

body of water known for have very high tides

a)

bay of Fundy

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Gulf of St. Lawrence

d)

Grand Banks

18.

Canada's longest river

a)

Mackenzie River

b)

Yukon River

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Mississippi river

19.

Largest Freshwater lake in the world

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Ontario

c)

Lake Winnipeg

d)

Great Bear Lake

20.

Canada's highest peak

a)

Mt. Logan

b)

Mt. McKinley

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Pike's Peak

21.

Very large waterfall on the border of Canada and the US

a)

Niagara Falls

b)

Victoria Falls

c)

Ontario Falls

d)

St. Lawrence Falls

22.

The world's largest inland seaway

a)

St. Lawrence Seaway

b)

Hudson Seaway

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Mackenzie River

23.

Which city can be described as the "Gateway to the West"?

a)

Winnipeg

b)

Calgary

c)

Ottawa

d)

Montreal

24.

the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"

a)

Churchill

b)

Calgary

c)

Toronto

d)

Vancouver

25.

which city is one of the world's largest inland ports

a)

Vancouver

b)

Toronto

c)

Montreal

d)

Quebec city

26.

"Canada's gateway to the Pacific"

a)

Vancouver

b)

Toronto

c)

Winnipeg

d)

Montreal

27.

Canadian Capital

a)

Ottawa

b)

Montreal

c)

Vancouver

d)

Toronto

28.

The largest city in Canada

a)

Ottawa

b)

Montreal

c)

Toronto

d)

Vancouver

29.

Famous for being a walled city

a)

Montreal

b)

Quebec City

c)

Calgary

d)

Ottawa

30.

What is the northwest passage

a)

a water route that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific through North America

b)

a water route that would connect the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean

c)

a trade route that goes from the gulf of St. Lawrence down to the Great Lakes

d)

the only highway that goes into the Arctic Circle

31.

Canada's oldest business

a)

Hudson's Bay Company

b)

St. Lawrence Trading Company

c)

Quebec Fur Company

d)

Oak Island Company

32.

the only public highway north of the Arctic Circle open year-round

a)

Dempster Highway

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Route 66

d)

the Hudson Highway

33.

What gold rush took place in Canada in 1897

a)

the Klondike Gold Rush

b)

the California Gold rush

c)

the Yukon Gold Rush

d)

the Canadian Gold Rush

34.

War between the English and French over their North American boundaries.

a)

French and Indian War (7-years War)

b)

the War of Independence

c)

the War of 1812

d)

the Great Maple War

35.

What did the French Explorers who settled in what is now Canada call their land?

a)

New France

b)

Quebec

c)

Ontario

d)

Second France