WorksheetsFirst Nations and Inuit
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which statement best explains how the first peoples reached Canada long ago?
They sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe
They crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia
They flew over the Pacific using early gliders
They migrated south from Greenland by boat
Which group built a town on Canada’s northeast coast around 1000 CE and traded with the Inuit?
Spanish sailors from Iberian ports
French settlers from Normandy
Norse invaders known as Vikings
English colonists under John Cabot
In 1497, what did John Cabot do during his voyage from England to Canada’s east coast?
Signed a peace treaty with the Inuit
Searched for gold along the St. Lawrence
Established a permanent Viking settlement
Named the region Newfoundland for England
Which statement best describes Jacques Cartier’s action in 1534?
He built trading posts along the Hudson Bay
He explored the Pacific and met British settlers
He founded Quebec and traded beaver hats
He sailed the St. Lawrence and named New France
What economic reason led many settlers to move inland?
Beaver fur hats were in high demand in Europe
Fish from the Atlantic were scarce in France
Gold mining near Quebec was very profitable
Timber exports from New France were banned
In New France, who joined fur traders as the colony grew? (Refer to the first slide image.)
Indigenous hunters and chiefs
Spanish missionaries and miners
British settlers and soldiers
French farmers and merchants
What motivated England to expand into Canada’s prairies and beyond? (See the third slide image.)
Plan to avoid European wars
Search for warmer climate
Need for religious freedom
Desire for rich natural resources
Why did France limit who could move to New France? (Refer to the first slide image.)
Only Catholics were allowed
Only traders were allowed
Only nobles were allowed
Only soldiers were allowed
Which alliance fought in the French & Indian War?
Great Britain with Iroquois Indians
France with Huron Indians
Spain with Aztec allies
Portugal with Dutch traders
What was one major outcome of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
Spain took control of Canada
France conquered British colonies
Britain gained control of New France
Portugal claimed the Gulf of Mexico
Which group left the United States after 1776 because they remained loyal to Great Britain?
Neutral colonists avoiding conflict
Rebels seeking total freedom
Patriots who supported independence
Loyalists who supported Britain
What was one major effect of the War of 1812 on people in Canada?
It split Canadians into rival provinces
It moved most settlers to the United States
It increased a shared Canadian identity
It ended British rule immediately
Why did some Canadians rebel in 1837 after the War of 1812?
They opposed any form of civil law in Quebec
They hoped to join the United States quickly
They wanted more self-governance from Britain
They believed the war had erased all borders
Which event created the Dominion of Canada and set up a self-governing nation within the British Empire?
Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada
Transcontinental Railroad completed in 1885
British North America Act in 1867
Statute of Westminster in 1931
Why did many colonists in Canada begin to rebel in 1837?
They wanted closer ties to France
They sought complete independence from the empire
They disliked British rule and felt misunderstood
They opposed building a transcontinental railway
