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Chapter 4 Fur Trade

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  • What was the foundation of the economy in New France?
    shops
    fishing
    the fur trade
    farming
  • A fashion trend kick-started the fur trade.
    True
    False
  • The British were mainly interested in
    making money/profit
    creating a colony in what is now Canada
    exploring the land
    making relationships with the French
  • A descendant of the settlers of New France is called _________________.
    Francophone
    Canadian
    Canadien
    Metis
  • What goods did First Nations peoples want?
    all of the above
    blankets
    cloth
    metal pots, knives, axes
  • This food was prepared for longer trips because it would not spoil for long period of time. 
    dried fish
    moose meat
    bread
    pemmican
  • Which of the following was one of the roles of First Nations women in the fur trade?
    worked "on the road"
    preparing furs
    worked in the forts
    all of the above
  • When did the First Nations first have contact with the Europeans?
    When Cartier visited Donnacona's camp.
    When Columbus visited Nova Scotia
    When they traded with Europeans fishing off the east coast.
    None of the above.
  • For the First Nations peoples, trading meant ________________.
    Aal of the above
    new tools
    friendship
    peace
  • The best reason for Britain selling Rupert's Land to Canada was because it...
    was afraid of an American invasion
    Britain was in need of money
    wanted money to go to Britain
    had little interest in the fur trade
  • In economic competition, "winning" means...
    control of ports
    having allies
    control of wealth
    getting furs first
  • At some points of the fur trade people were given full control of a resource. This is called...
    a commission
    an exemption
    a charter
    a monoploy
  • People of mixed cultural background such as French and FirstNations or Scottish _____________.
    Tenants
    Metis
    Paysans
    Coureurs de Bois
  • The Metis people settled in an area called ______________.
    Red River
    Quebec City
    Montreal
    Trois Riviere
  • As the fur trade developed, which of the following groups benefited the least?
    Acadians
    French
    First Nations
    British
  • Metis women were perceived as ______________.
    all of the above
    companions
    skilled interpreters
    trading and business partners
  • People who acted as go-betweens between two groups during trade are called?
    Coureurs de Bois
    middlemen
    seignuers
    voyaguers
  • Which of the following is NOT a reason for the expansion into the west?
    unrest between FN and the middlemen
    declining furs in the east
    Britains hunger for land
    scarcity of beavers
  • Who accessed the fur trade by building forts along the coast of the Hudson's Bay?
    British
    French
  • Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding First Nations and Christianity?
    converted to Christianity for military and trade alliances
    those who converted completely abandoned their FN belief
    they accepted Christian teachings easily
    they became missionaries themselves
  • A person whose first language is French is called a(n)
    anglophone
    telephone
    bilingual
    francophone
  • Which of the following was NOT an effect on Europeans in the fur trade.
    lost some of their languages
    learned to wage war the way the First Nations did
    claimed huge parts of Canada
    made a lot of money
  • The French controlled trade along
    Atlantic Coast
    coast of the Hudson Bay
    Pacific coast
    the St. Lawrence River and on the Great Lakes
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