People and Groups
Which Group did not live in North America before the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713?
a. Indigenous
b. Spanish
c. Germans
d. British
C. Who is the Germans
Which area of Canada used the Seigneurial System of land division?
a) British Colonies
b) New France
c) Rupert’s Land
d) Newfoundland
b. New France
Which treaty ended hostilities between Britain and France in 1713?
a) Treaty of Versailles
b) Treaty of Utrecht
c) Treaty of Portsmouth
d) Treaty of Paris
b. Treaty of Utrecht
In addition to claiming land, what was a main reason Europeans explored and settled in Canada?
a) Slave trade
b) Natural resources
c) Fresh water
d) Apples
Natural resources
What is a settlement?
a) A temporary fishing camp
b) A permanent community where people live
c) A farm
d) A fort
b) A permanent community where people live
Which group claimed Acadia after the Treaty of Utrecht?
a) French
b) Algonquians
c) Haudenosaunee
d) British
What is the name for the land owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company?
a) Rupert’s Land
b) Acadia
c) Newfoundland
d) Labrador
a. Rupert's Land
Which treaty involved the Wabanaki and British in 1713?
a) Treaty of Paris
b) Treaty of Utrecht
c) Treaty of Portsmouth
d) Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Portsmouth
The fur trade increased contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples. Which of the following is a social effect?
a) Creation of alliances
b) Cultural exchanges
c) Intermarriage
d) All of the above
All of the above
What is an alliance?
a) A war between two nations
b) A formal agreement between groups
c) A type of settlement
d) A meeting between traders
b) A formal agreement between groups
Who broke the Treaty of Portsmouth?
a) British
b) French
c) Louis Jolliet
d) Wabanaki
This land changed control after the Treaty of Utrecht and became known as Nova Scotia.
b. Acadia
True or False – The Treaty of Portsmouth was written in the Wabanaki language.
a) True
b) False
False
Which of the following was an economic benefit the fur trade had for Indigenous peoples?
a) Access to European tools and goods
b) Larger farms
c) More fishing boats
d) Gold mining opportunities
What is oral history?
a) Passing down history through written records
b) History told through art
c) Passing down traditions and history through spoken word
d) History recorded by explorers
c) Passing down traditions and history through spoken word
This First Nations group is also known as the 'People of the Longhouse.'
a) Algonquians
b) Haudenosaunee
c) Inuit
d) Métis
b. Who is the Haudenosaunee
Name one waterway important for fur trade transportation in the 1700s.
a) St. Lawrence River
b) Amazon River
c) Mississippi River
d) Mackenzie River
a. St. Lawrence River
Which of the following was a problem with how the Treaty of Portsmouth was agreed upon?
a) Language barriers
b) Cultural differences
c) Power imbalance
d) All of the above
All of the above
What role did Indigenous peoples often play in the fur trade?
a) Shipbuilders
b) Hunters and trappers
c) Miners
d) Factory workers
b. hunters and trappers
What is the Seigneurial System?
a) A British land division method
b) A system where land is granted to seigneurs who rent to habitants
c) A method for storing food
d) A system of government
b) A system where land is granted to seigneurs who rent to habitants
Which two groups were most involved in the fur trade during the early 1700s?
a) British and Spanish
b) Indigenous peoples and European settlers
c) Haudenosaunee and Inuit
d) French and Germans
b. Who is the Indigenous people and the European Settlers
What was Newfoundland primarily used for by Europeans in the early 1700s?
a) Farming
b) Fishing grounds
c) Timber production
d) Fur trapping
b. Fishing grounds
What is the definition of a treaty?
a) A form of government
b) A type of alliance
c) A formal agreement between groups or nations
d) A historical story passed down orally
c) A formal agreement between groups or nations
Why was the fur trade significant to European settlers?
a) It brought religious freedom
b) It was a major source of wealth
c) It led to gold discoveries
d) It encouraged farming
It was a major source of wealth
What are natural resources?
a) Materials from nature used for economic gain
b) Goods made in factories
c) Artificial materials
d) Crops grown in Europe
a) Materials from nature used for economic gain