Quiz 3 - Canada’s History

When Europeans explored Canada they found ONLY a couple of regions occupied by native peoples.

True

False

When Europeans explored Canada, what did they call all the native peoples they found occupying all regions?

When Europeans explored Canada they found all regions occupied by native peoples they called Indians, because the first explorers thought they had reached the East _____________.

The native peoples lived off the land, some by hunting and gathering, others by raising crops. Match each native group on the left with its main way of living on the top of the diagram by checking the appropriate box.

	Were farmers and hunters	Were hunter-gatherers	Were nomadic, following the bison (buffalo) herd	Lived off Arctic wildlife	Preserved fish by drying and smoking
The Huron-Wendat of the Great Lakes region
The Iroquois
The Cree and Dene of the Northwest
The Sioux
The Inuit
West Coast natives

The arrival of European traders, missionaries, soldiers and colonists changed the native way of life forever.

True

False

Large numbers of Aboriginals died of European diseases to which they lacked immunity.

True

False

Which current province of Canada was also reached by the Vikings from Iceland who colonized Greenland 1,000 years ago?

What is one World Heritage site found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador that marks the settlement of the Vikings' in Canada?

In what year began the European exploration of Canada?

The expedition of John Cabot marked the beginning of European exploration of Canada in 1497.

True

False

Who was the first to draw a map of Canada’s East Coast?

John Cabot was a French immigrant to England.

True

False

Who made three voyages across the Atlantic between 1534 and 1542, claiming the land for King Francis I of France?

Where does the word Canada seem to have originated from?

The French word "Canotage"

The Iroquoian word "kanata"

The English verb "Can," which referred to the settlers' belief in their ability to conquer new lands

When did the name of Canada begin appearing on maps?

By 1560s

By 1540s

By 1550s

By 1600s

What is the meaning of the Iroquoian word "kanata," which the word "Canada" is believed to have derived from?

Big tent

Unceded lands

Village

Land that belongs to no one

What were the names of the French explorers who establised the first European settlement in North America?

Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain

Francis I and Jacques Cartier

John Cabot and Pierre de Monts

Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain

In what year was the first European settlement in North America established?

In 1460

In 1640

In 1604

In 1406

The first two European settlements in North America were established on St. Croix Island (in present-day Maine) and at Port-Royal, in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia).

True

False

The French colonists who faced resistance from some First Nations groups took advantage of already existing conflicts between different First nations groups to maintain and further their settlement in North America.

True

False

Which colonist is known to have allied the colony with the Algonquin, Montagnais, and Huron, a confederation of five (later six) First Nations who battled with the French settlements against the Iroquois for a century before the two parties made peace in 1701?

Cartier

King Francis I

Cabot

Champlain

The French and Aboriginal people collaborated in the vast fur-trade economy, driven by the demand for beaver pelts in Europe.

True

False

The French and Aboriginal people collaborated in the vast fur-trade economy, driven by the demand for beaver pelts in Europe.

True

False

Who were three outstanding leaders who built a French Empire in North America that reached from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico?

Bishop Laval, Jacques Cartier, and Jean Talon

King Charles II, Jacques Cartier, and Count Frontenac

Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, and John Cabot

Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, and Count Frontenac

Who refused to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690, saying: “My only reply will be from the mouths of my cannons!”?

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