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WorksheetsThe British Fur Trade
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was the goal of the Hudson Bay company?
Make money
Grow the colonies
Form alliances with the First Nations
Go to war with the French
Why was Hudson Bay a good location for English forts?
It was close to the northern fur supply
Many rivers connected to Hudson Bay
Large ships could travel through the bay to the forts
All of the above
Locate Hudson Bay on the map
The Northwest Company was established by traders from Montreal after
The British took control of New France
The French took control of the 13 Colonies
The North West Company and the Hudson Bay company competed with each other as the fur trade expanded to the:
North
South
East
West
Competition between the HB and the NWC resulted in:
(a) prices for furs
(b) between traders
(c) trappers for furs
Trading (d) for furs
Competition between the HBC and the NWC ended when:
The NWC purchased the HBC
The HBC purchased the NWC
Both companies went bankrupt
The companies signed a peace treaty
What geographical feature was a barrier to reaching the West Coast until Alexander Mackenzie found a route?
The Arctic Ocean
The Rocky Mountains
Hudson Bay
The Appalachian Mountains
