Exploration, the Fur Trade and HBC Quiz

The descendants of Aboriginal peoples arrived in North America by

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crossing the land bridge between Asia and Alaska in the last ice age.
travelling from South America 500 000 years ago.
taking a plane from Asia last month.

European explorers to North America in the 1500s hoped to find a short route to

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China.
Africa.
Australia.

Jacques Cartier sailed to North America hoping to find

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the Northwest Passage.
more supplies of fur.
gold and diamonds.

The first European settlers in North America could not have survived without the help of Aboriginal peoples.

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TrueFalse

The first European settlers in North America got this disease from not eating enough fruits and vegetables in winter:

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the flu.
measles.
scurvy.

The coureurs de bois learned how to live in the woods

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by going to Scout camp.
from settlers in Quebec.
from Aboriginal peoples.

The Iroquois were the enemies of

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the British.
The Dutch.
the French.

The "Filles du roi" travelled to Quebec from France to

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become settlers' wives.
work in the colony.
have a honeymoon.

The two explorers and fur traders most responsible for the start of the Hudson's Bay Company were:

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Mills and Boon.
Champlain and Cartier.
Radisson and Groseilliers.

Hudson's Bay Company received a royal charter from

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the prime minister of Canada.
King Charles II.
Prince Rupert.

Beaver fur was very popular in Europe because it was used to make

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point blankets.
hats.
beaver tails.

During the war between England and France, raiding parties with soldiers and warships were sent out in North America to

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discover the enemy's hiding places.
find new sources of fur.
capture the other country's trading posts.

The wars between England and France

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increased profit for Hudson's Bay Company.
caused Hudson's Bay Company to lose business.
were good for the fur trade business.

During the fur trade, goods were paid for using

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beaver pelts.
loonies and toonies.
gold and silver.

Fur traders travelled long distances using

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horse and buggy.
train and motorcycle.
canoe and toboggan.

On long journeys, Aboriginal peoples acted as

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guides and translators.
hunters and traders.
all of the above.

Once people knew that there was no short route to China through North America, they kept exploring inland to

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find more sources of fur.
try to find an easy route to the Pacific Ocean.
both of the above.

In the late 1700s, the main competition for Hudson's Bay Company was

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North West Company.
Dutch East India Company.
Sears.

The Red River Settlement was the result of Lord Selkirk's plan to

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help farmers from Scotland.
kick the Nor'westers off his land.
take control of Hudson's Bay Company.

The massacre at Seven Oaks was caused by

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anger over the fact that the oak trees were being cut down.
anger that the settlers would interfere with the fur trade.
anger because settlers were not given a say in electing the government.

The Métis people are descendants of

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European fur traders and Aboriginal peoples.
Cree and Inuit peoples.
English and French settlers in Manitoba.

After Canada became a country, Hudson's Bay Company

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shut down its business.
expanded into other areas or business.
moved to the United States.

Today, Hudson's Bay Company

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still has its headquarters in London, England.
is best known as a chain store called "The Bay," and continues to change.
still has fur trading as its main line of business.

European diseases like smallpox had no effect on the population of the First Nations peoples who met them.

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TrueFalse

The fur trade did not change the old ways of life of the First Nations and Inuit people.

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TrueFalse