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Fur trading

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main type of fur that the Europeans wanted?

a)

Mink

b)

Buffalo

c)

Beaver

d)

Rabbit

2.

What was the popular fashion item that was made from the furs?

a)

Jackets

b)

Scarves

c)

Mittens

d)

Hats

3.

Who were the first people to explore Canada?

a)

Vikings

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

British

4.

Europeans were originally looking for:

a)

A land route to Canada

b)

A short cut to Asia

c)

A water route to Asia

d)

New land to claim

5.

Europeans wanted access to Asia for:

a)

Gold

b)

To claim new lands

c)

Spices and Silks

d)

Fish

6.

The Rival of Hudson's Bay was called:

a)

North Country Trading Company

b)

The North West Company

c)

The North Post

d)

The Northern Trading Post

7.

Trading places were also called

a)

Forts

b)

Markets

c)

Factories or Posts

d)

Settlements or Colonies

8.

The ________________ set up trading posts and the Indigenous groups had to travel to the trading posts with their furs. These posts were set up along Hudson's Bay.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Vikings

d)

Spanish

9.

The ______________ set up trading posts along the St. Lawrence River to trade with the indigenous people. They ended up travelling further west and traded from their canoes.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Vikings

d)

Spanish

10.

The ___________________ were fur traders who were given permission from the Governor of New France to fur trade.

a)

Coureurs des Bois

b)

Voyageur

c)

Metis

d)

Indigenous

11.

People who are mixed European and First Nations ancestry are called:

a)

Voyageur

b)

Metis

c)

Indigenous

d)

Coureurs des Bois

12.

Which country started the fur trade?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Ireland

13.

The Indigenous groups mostly wanted to trade for ___________.

a)

Items made of metal

b)

Food

c)

Beaver pelts

d)

Canoes

14.

Michif is a language that is a mixture of

a)

French and Cree

b)

Scottish and Cree

c)

English and Cree

d)

Spanish and Cree

15.

Bungi is a language that is a mixture of: ____________

a)

French and Cree

b)

Scottish and Cree

c)

English and Cree

d)

Spanish and Cree

16.

What was the Northwest Passage?

a)

A land route through northern Canada

b)

A water route through the Arctic

c)

A route crossing Canada to the west coast

d)

A fur traders route along the St. Lawrence River

17.

Europeans continued to come to Canada even though they could not get to China because of:

a)

Abundance of fish

b)

The potential of the new land

c)

Beaver pelts

d)

All of the above

18.

The coureurs des bois hunted and trapped animals.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The coureurs des bois were allowed to trade with the Indigenous.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A habitant can best be described as a:

a)

Farmer

b)

Soldier

c)

Land owner

d)

Merchant

21.

Habitants have all of the responsibilities except:

a)

Paying taxes

b)

Giving the seigneurs a portion of their crops

c)

Bring people to New France

d)

Clearing the land

22.

The seigneurs had to:

a)

Pay taxes

b)

Prepare the land

c)

Show loyalty to the king

d)

Trade furs

23.

The best rangs were:

a)

Near the church

b)

Next to the St. Lawrence River

c)

Farthest from the St. Lawrence River

d)

Near the school