Explorers & Early Colonies
What was the main goal of Champlain's alliance with the Wendat?
A) To spread Christianity
B) To build permanent settlements
C) To avoid conflict with the British
D) To gain access to fur trade routes
D) To gain access to fur trade routes
The Royal Government of 1663 introduced which three officials?
A) Intendants, governors, and bishops as key officials
B) British - style governance
C) Democratic councils
D) Hereditary rule by seigneurs
A) Intendants, governors, and bishops
Which Indigenous group allied with the British against the Huron-Wendat?
A) Mi'kmaq
B) Haudenosaunee
C) Beothuk
D) Anishinaabe
B) Haudenosaunee
Women in New France played an important role in..
A) Directing military campaigns
B) Governing the colony
C) Signing international trade agreements
D) Population growth and settlement stability
D) Population growth and settlement stability
The Deportation of the Acadians began in which year?
A) 1713
B) 1755
C) 1789
D) 1663
B) 1755
The Company of One Hundred Associates was responsible for what?
A) Managing Acadian farmland
B) Direct British taxation of French settlers
C) Promoting trade and settlement in New France
D) Controlling military alliances with the Haudenosaunee
C) Promoting trade and settlement in New France
What was the seigneurial system primarily?
A) A system of church taxation
B) A landholding structure tied to agriculture and status
C) A way to organize Indigenous alliances
D) A military draft system for young men
B) Landholding structure tied to agriculture and status
What did the Royal Proclamation of 1763 do?
A) Reserved western lands for Indigenous Peoples
B) Ordered the deportation of all French settlers
C) Allowed free trade between settlers and Indigenous nations
D) Outlawed the Catholic Church
A) Reserved western lands for Indigenous peoples
The Ursuline Nuns contributed to colonial society by...
A) Teaching Indigenous and settler girls
B) Administering land grants
C) Leading rebellion against British control
D) Building fur trade forts
A) Teaching Indigenous and Settler girls
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham is remembered for what event?
A) France's recapture of Montreal
B) British surrender of Quebec
C) Indigenous victory over British troops
D) The death of Montcalm and Wolfe
D) Death of Montcalm and Wolfe
How did Acadia differ from New France?
A) It had no Indigenous allies
B) It was settled first by the British
C) It had stronger ties to Spain
D) It lacked formal seigneuries
D) Lacked formal seigneuries
The intendant of New France was responsible for what?
A) Religious oversight
B) Judicial and financial matters
C) Military leadership
D) Foreign diplomacy
B) Judicial and financial matters
Pontiac's Resistance was primarily a response to what?
A) French betrayal during treaty negotiations
B) High taxes imposed by the Crown
C) The refusal of British to engage in diplomacy
D) The rise of Acadian independence
C) Refusal of the British to engage in diplomacy
Jeanne Mance is remembered for ...
A) Establishing the Hotel-Dieu Hospital
B) Defending Montreal during war
C) Building the Acadian dykes
D) Commanding fur trade fleets
A) Establishing the Hotel - Dieu Hospital
The Treaty of Paris (1763)...
A) Formally created the seigneurial system
B) Gave New France to Britain
C) Outlawed the Catholic Church
D) Gave New France to Spain
B) Giving New France to Britain
What was one of Samuel De Champlain's key long-term contributions to New France?
A) He led the deporation of the Acadians
B) He established permanent settlements and alliances that shaped the colony's growth
C) He defended Quebec against British forces in 1763
D) He outlawed the seigneurial system in Acadia
B) Establishing permanent settlements and alliances that shaped the colony's growth.
Who were the Filles du Roi?
A) Royal daughters given religious authority
B) Women granted land for military service
C) Indigenous women granted French citizenship
D) Young women sent to New France to marry settlers
D) Young women sent to New France to marry settlers
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was...
A) Created by the French to defend fur routes
B) A British invention to divide Indigenous groups
C) A military treaty signed after 1763
D) A longstanding alliance of six nations with advanced governance
D) Longstanding alliance of six nations with advanced governance
Which of the following is true about Indigenous women in colonial trade networks?
A) They often served as cultural intermediaries and translators
B) They were forced to convert or leave trading posts
C) They replaced Jesuit priests as spiritual leaders
D) They were excluded from all fur trade negotiations
A) Serving as cultural intermediaries and translators
Which of the following was not a major reason for France's defeat in the Seven Years' War?
A) British naval superiority
B) Inconsistent French supply lines
C) Strong Haudenosaunee resistance
D) Fall of Louisbourg
C) Strong Haudenosaunee resistance
The Coureurs de bois were known for what role?
A) Women who maintained colonial records
B) Independent French fur traders
C) Jesuit priests in Acadia
D) British land surveyors
B) Being independent French fur traders
How did religion serve as a colonial tool for the French?
A) They used it to convert and control Indigenous populations
B) They enforced Catholicism on the British
C) They paid protestant ministers to maintain peace
D) They built temples to replace Indigenous ceremonies
A) Used to convert and control Indigenous populations
Which Indigenous group was most closely allied with the French in the Ohio Valley?
A) Odawa
B) Mi'kmaq
C) Inuit
D) Mohawk
Odawa
What was the goal of missionary Marie Guyart (Marie de l'Incarnation)?
A) To abolish slavery in Canada
B) To build hospitals in France
C) To lead military expeditions
D) To convert and educated Indigenous children
D) To convert and educate Indigenous children
The Seven Years' War is best understood as..
A) A small conflict limited to Quebec
B) An internal civil war among French soldiers
C) A global conflict with major implications for empire
D) A local rebellion against Acadian landowners
C) Global Conflict with major implications for empire