WorksheetsFur trading
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What was the main type of fur that the Europeans wanted?
Mink
Buffalo
Beaver
Rabbit
What was the popular fashion item that was made from the furs?
Jackets
Scarves
Mittens
Hats
Who were the first people to explore Canada?
Vikings
French
Spanish
British
Europeans were originally looking for:
A land route to Canada
A short cut to Asia
A water route to Asia
New land to claim
Europeans wanted access to Asia for:
Gold
To claim new lands
Spices and Silks
Fish
The Rival of Hudson's Bay was called:
North Country Trading Company
The North West Company
The North Post
The Northern Trading Post
Trading places were also called
Forts
Markets
Factories or Posts
Settlements or Colonies
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.
British
French
Vikings
Spanish
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.
British
French
Vikings
Spanish
The ___________________ were fur traders who were given permission from the Governor of New France to fur trade.
Coureurs des Bois
Voyageur
Metis
Indigenous
People who are mixed European and First Nations ancestry are called:
Voyageur
Metis
Indigenous
Coureurs des Bois
Which country started the fur trade?
France
England
Spain
Ireland
The Indigenous groups mostly wanted to trade for ___________.
Items made of metal
Food
Beaver pelts
Canoes
Michif is a language that is a mixture of
French and Cree
Scottish and Cree
English and Cree
Spanish and Cree
Bungi is a language that is a mixture of: ____________
French and Cree
Scottish and Cree
English and Cree
Spanish and Cree
What was the Northwest Passage?
A land route through northern Canada
A water route through the Arctic
A route crossing Canada to the west coast
A fur traders route along the St. Lawrence River
Europeans continued to come to Canada even though they could not get to China because of:
Abundance of fish
The potential of the new land
Beaver pelts
All of the above
The coureurs des bois hunted and trapped animals.
True
False
The coureurs des bois were allowed to trade with the Indigenous.
True
False
A habitant can best be described as a:
Farmer
Soldier
Land owner
Merchant
Habitants have all of the responsibilities except:
Paying taxes
Giving the seigneurs a portion of their crops
Bring people to New France
Clearing the land
The seigneurs had to:
Pay taxes
Prepare the land
Show loyalty to the king
Trade furs
The best rangs were:
Near the church
Next to the St. Lawrence River
Farthest from the St. Lawrence River
Near the school
