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The Acadians

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Throughout the 1700s, the voyageurs lived and traded with which group?

a)

Indigenous peoples

b)

European settlers

c)

African traders

d)

Asian merchants

2.

Many Metis people can trace their ancestors back to relationships between which two groups?

a)

French and Indigenous peoples

b)

British and Indigenous peoples

c)

Spanish and Indigenous peoples

d)

Dutch and Indigenous peoples

3.

The Metis are a distinct Indigenous group in which country?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Australia

4.

In the early 1600s, who founded settlements along the St. Lawrence river?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

John Cabot

d)

Henry Hudson

5.

Who forged relationships with Indigenous People during the 1600s and 1700s?

a)

European settlers

b)

Asian traders

c)

African explorers

d)

Australian natives

6.

What was the impact of the growth of the fur trade in the 1600s and 1700s?

a)

It led to the decline of European economies.

b)

It caused a decrease in demand for fur products.

c)

It resulted in the expansion of European territories and increased interactions with Indigenous peoples.

d)

It had no significant impact on global trade.

7.

Loyalty means:

a)

Being faithful and devoted

b)

Being indifferent

c)

Being dishonest

d)

Being forgetful

8.

Being loyal means:

a)

Being honest and faithful

b)

Being dishonest

c)

Being indifferent

d)

Being untrustworthy

9.

Who were the first 'Acadians'?

a)

The first settlers of the French colony in Nova Scotia

b)

A group of Native American tribes

c)

The first European explorers of Canada

d)

The original inhabitants of Newfoundland

10.

The Acadians faced several challenges in the early years of the Port-Royal settlement, including:

a)

harsh weather conditions and food shortages

b)

conflicts with local Indigenous peoples

c)

lack of support from the French government

d)

all of the above

11.

Throughout the 17th century, which two European powers fought for control of Acadia?

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12.

By 1750, most Acadians identified more as a distinct French culture than they did as loyal subjects of France. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The result of the rising tensions between the English and French in Acadia was:

a)

The Treaty of Utrecht

b)

The Battle of Waterloo

c)

The French Revolution

d)

The American Civil War

14.

Beginning in 1755, who began to round up the Acadian people and expel them from the land?

(a)  

15.

Approximately how many Acadians were shipped away during the expulsion?

(a)  

16.

The Acadians who managed to avoid deportation have a thriving culture in which parts of present-day Canada?

(a)  

17.

Acadian culture is distinct from both Quebec and France.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The English did what to Acadian homes, farmland, and communities?

a)

They preserved them.

b)

They improved them.

c)

They destroyed them.

d)

They ignored them.

19.

The experience of the Acadians tells us about what life was like in what we know now as Canada for those who refused to declare loyalty to either the French or the English powers.

a)

They were celebrated as heroes.

b)

They lived peacefully without interference.

c)

They faced deportation and hardship.

d)

They were given land and resources.

20.

What language did the Acadians speak?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

German

21.

Where did the Acadians settle?

a)

Pacific region

b)

Atlantic region

c)

Arctic region

d)

Indian region

22.

The British expelled the Acadians from their homeland for fear they would be loyal to the (a)   .