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Final Assessment of the Fur Trade

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The fur trade in North America began when this explorer exchanged metal goods with fur in Eastern Canada.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Samuel de Champlain

2.

The coureurs de bois traded with......for beaver pelts.

a)

the First Nations people

b)

the English

c)

Champlain

d)

the Vikings

3.

................... started the fur trade in North America.

a)

The English

b)

The French

c)

The Indigenous People

d)

The Spanish

4.

Because of the fur trade ..........

a)

a lot of French and English people moved to North America

b)

the beaver was over hunted

c)

the First Nations people lost a lot of their land

d)

all of the above

5.

The fur trade led to the opening of .........

a)

Sear's Department Store

b)

The Hudson's Bay Company

c)

Walmart

6.

A voyageur does the same job as a coureurs de bois. The difference is.......

a)

a voyageur is English

b)

a voyageur has a licence to trade furs

c)

a voyageur is a First Nations

7.

The fur trade created a lot of ....... between the First Nations tribes.

a)

fighting

b)

competition

c)

fighting and competition

8.

The most wanted animal during the exploration of North America was ............

a)

the arctic fox

b)

the caribou

c)

the red fox

d)

the beaver

9.

Which statement about the fur trade is true?

a)

The fur trade was not very profitable for France or England.

b)

Help from Native American tribes wasn’t necessary for the fur trade to be successful.

c)

Controlling the hunting and trading territories was very important to France and England.

d)

The French and English colonists trapped the fur-bearing animals and sold the furs to the Native Americans.

10.

What was most of the fur that was traded for in the fur trade used to make?

a)

Fancy hats

b)

Boots

c)

Blankets

d)

Rugs

11.

Whose job was it to clean and prepare the furs?

a)

the coureurs de bois

b)

the voyageurs

c)

First Nations women

d)

First Nations men

12.

Rupert's Land had a lot of trading posts set up by the ......

a)

explorers

b)

the French

c)

the English

d)

the Portuguese

13.

Rupert's Land was .........

a)

Montreal

b)

Quebec City

c)

near the St. Lawrence river

d)

near Hudson's Bay

14.

As the fur trade developed, who started to benefit LESS?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

First Nations

15.

Which company had a monopoly in the fur trade?

a)

Hudson Bay Company

b)

Safeway

c)

North West Company

d)

New France

16.
When the french explorers left France, what country in North America did they arrive in FIRST?
a)
America
b)
Canada
c)
Mexico
17.

Who were the coureurs des bois?

a)

French men

b)

French men who had first contact with the First Nations

c)

French men hired by the king of France

18.

Who were the voyageurs?

a)

French men who had first contact with the First Nations

b)

French men

c)

French men fired by the King of France

19.
Which of these was a status symbol in Europe that showed wealth?
a)
Beaver hat
b)
Knit hat
c)
Denim jeans
d)
iPhone
20.

Which group of people were a mixture of French and Indigenous people?

a)

Coast Salish

b)

Metis

c)

Mi'kmaq

d)

First Nation

21.

One of the most valuable resources that the French began to trade from the "New World" is what?

a)

Gold

b)

Fur

c)

Silver

d)

Spices

22.
The fur trade was always peaceful and everyone always got along.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

Which land was bought for England so they could build more trading posts across Canada?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

Rupert's Land

c)

The Maritimes

d)

Alaska

24.

The best beaver felts were found where?

a)

In British Columbia

b)

In Manitoba

c)

In the Hudson Bay

d)

In the St. Lawrence River

25.

When was the fur trade?

a)

1600-1700

b)

1600 - 1750

c)

1600 - 1850

26.

Because of the fur trade ..........

a)

a lot of French and English people moved to North America

b)

the beaver was over hunted

c)

the First Nations people lost a lot of their land

d)

all of the above

27.
Europeans benefited from the fur trade by receiving..
a)
metal cooking utensils to make life easier
b)
beads and dyes to indicate status in the community
c)
metal beaver traps that made trapping easier
d)
pelts that could make a large profit in Europe. 
28.

Who mainly hunted and trapped animals for furs to trade?

a)

Coureur des bois

b)

The English

c)

Voyageur

d)

The First Nations

29.

What was the name of the important river that New France expanded along?

a)

The St. Lewis

b)

The St. Lawrence

c)

The Hudson River

d)

The Fraser River

30.

Which coast did the fur trade start on?

a)

East

b)

West

31.

The French and English traded together.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The fur trade happened in the 1900s.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which of these explorers was not a part of Canadian history?

a)

Cabot

b)

Cartier

c)

Champlain

d)

Columbus