Exploration & Imperialism
What was a colony?
A territory controlled by another country.
Who was the French explorer sent to find a route to Asia?
Jacques Cartier.
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What does "coureurs de bois" mean?
"Runners of the woods" — French fur traders and explorers.
What is the national animal of Scotland?
The unicorn.
What was imperialism?
A system in which a powerful country controlled colonies and their political and economic affairs.
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What was Acadia?
A French colony in what is now Atlantic Canada.
Why were young French men attracted to the fur trade?
They were attracted by the promise of money, freedom, and adventure.
Which animal's fingerprints are so similar to humans' that they can be difficult to tell apart?
Koalas.
What were four main reasons European countries wanted to expand their empires?
Wealth, resources, competition, and curiosity/adventure.
Who was the First Nations leader that Cartier met at Stadacona?
Donnacona.
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Who were Pierre Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers?
Coureurs de bois who explored extensively and travelled to the area around Hudson Bay while looking for furs.
What is a group of flamingos called?
A flamboyance.
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What helped cure Cartier's men of scurvy?
A remedy made from the leaves and bark of a tree provided by the First Nations people.
What settlement did de Monts establish in 1605?
Port Royal.
What did the coureurs de bois learn from First Nations peoples?
They learned languages, how to build canoes, how to survive in the wilderness, and how to travel through the land.
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What is the difference between an empire and a colony?
An empire is a network of colonies controlled by one country, while a colony is a territory controlled by another country.
What was one of Cartier's most important contributions to the French exploration of North America?
He explored and mapped the St. Lawrence River and helped establish French claims in North America.
FOR 1000 POINTS! Pick 1 Teammate, to sing the entire national anthem of The United States of America, while hoping on one leg, and patting their stomach.
The Star-Spangled Banner
O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
What did René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle reach in 1682?
The mouth of the Mississippi River at the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica.