WorksheetsNewfoundland & British French Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. “Terra Nova” means Newfoundland. What two languages does Terra Nova come from?
a)
a) English and Gaelic
b)
b) Latin and Portuguese
c)
c) French and Spanish
d)
d) Italian and Portugese
2.
2. Which First Nation group was wiped out when Europeans settled Newfoundland?
a)
a) The Beothuk
b)
b) The Mikmaq
c)
c) The Dorset
d)
d) The Inuit
3.
3. What is the name of the vast fishing area around Newfoundland that brought so many sailors to those waters?
a)
a) The Big Banks
b)
b) The Grand Banks
c)
c) The Atlantic Coast Banks
d)
d) The Great Big Banks
4.
4. Who kept law and order in Newfoundland before a permanent government was put in place?
a)
a) Pirates
b)
b) The French Army
c)
c) The Highest Ranking Admiral
d)
d) The Newfoundland Reserves
5.
5. In what year did Newfoundland join Canadian confederation?
a)
a) 1875
b)
b) 1888
c)
c) 1915
d)
d) 1949
6.
6. How many colonies did the British establish on the eastern coast of North America?
a)
a) 13
b)
b) 12
c)
c) 15
d)
d) 10
7.
7. The French goal was to control the _________________ of the continent – the British could have the _______________.
a)
a) coast / interior
b)
b) interior / coast
c)
c) First Nations / Spanish
d)
d) trade / land
8.
8. The British established a strong trading presence in the Hudson Bay area and in northern regions of Canada. They called this region…
a)
a) British North America
b)
b) The Last British Colony
c)
c) Rupert’s Land
d)
d) The King James Claim
9.
9. After much warfare, who eventually won control of North America?
a)
a) The British
b)
b) The French
c)
c) The Spanish
d)
d) The First Nations
10.
10. What was the name of the war for control of colonies and territories between Britain, France, and others called?
a)
a) The Great War
b)
b) The Seven Years War
c)
c) The American Revolution
d)
d) The War of the British
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