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1. FROM EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES BELOW, SELECT
THE
STATEMENT THAT DESCRIBES THE
SITUATION IN NEW FRANCE
BETWEEN 1608
AND 1663.
POLITICAL ASPECTS
1. The French formed alliances with certain Amerindian
groups to ensure the supply
of furs.
2. The French allied themselves with the English in order
to drive the Amerindians
out of the country.
3. The major threat to the colony along the St. Lawrence
River came from the
Spanish colonies to the south.
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
4. The chartered companies were mainly interested in
developing agriculture.
5. The fur trade was the basis of the colony's
economy.
6. The chartered companies were preoccupued with the
development of the colony's
natural resources.
SOCIAL ASPECTS
7. The chartered companies encouraged the settlement of
the colony.
8. The missionaries were concerned by the numerous
marriages between
Europeans and Amerindians.
9. New France was still only a sparsely populated trading
colony
A) 1,
5,
9
B) 2,
4,
7
C) 2, 6,
8
D) 3, 6,
7
2. FROM EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES BELOW, SELECT
ONE
FACTOR WHICH CHARACTERIZED NEW
FRANCE BEFORE
1663.
POLITICAL
FACTORS
ECONOMIC FACTORS
1. Democratic
government
4. The timber trade
2. Rule by chartered
company
5. The mining of precious metals
3. Royal
government
6. The fur trade
SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS
7. The expansion of the Amerindian civilisation
8. The arrival of French Protestants to New France
9. The conversion of the Amerindians
A) 1, 5,
7
B) 2,
4,
8
C) 2, 6,
9
D) 3, 6,
7
3. WHICH THREE STATEMENTS CHARACTERIZE THE
FUR TRADE
IN
NORTH AMERICA DURING THE FRENCH
REGIME?
1. Many young people
left the farm to become coureurs des bois.
2. Under Talon's
administration, more than 2500 immigrants settled in
New
France.
3. Wood was exported to
British markets in several forms.
4. The French presence in
the Ohio region prevented any western expansion
of
the English colonies .
5. 70 % of New France's
exports to the mother country consisted of furs.
6. 90 % of New France's
exports to the mother country consisited of timber
and
agricultural products.
A) 1,
2,
6
C) 2,
3, 5
B) 1,
4,
5
D) 3,
4, 6
4. WHICH THREE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS BELOW DID
THE
IROQUOIANS AND ALGONQUIANS HAVE
IN COMMON?
1.
Hunting
4. The role played by women
2.
Housing
5. The belief in life after death
3. The use of
canoes
6. The cultivation of corn and squash
A) 1,
2,
4
C) 2, 3, 6
B) 1, 3,
5
D) 4, 5, 6
5. FROM EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES BELOW, SELECT
THE
STATEMENT THAT CHARACTERIZES THE
FUR TRADE DURING
THE
FRENCH REGIME.
ECONOMIC
1. The fur trade was left to the personal initiatives of
the colonists.
2. The King of France gave the monopoly of the fur trade
to chartered companies.
3. The Amerindians grew rich on the profits of the fur
trade.
POLITICAL
4. The Amerindians remained neutral in conflicts between
the French and the British
5. The French and the British fought for control of the
fur trade.
6. French and British merchants were obliged to join
forces to defeat the
Amerindians.
GEOGRAPHICAL
7. The mild, dry climate provided advantageous conditions
for the fur trade.
8. The fur trade led to the discovery of a route to
Asia.
9. The river system facilitated the development of the
fur trade.
A) 1,
4,
7
B) 2,
5,
9
C) 2, 6,
8
D) 3, 6,
7
Before you go on to Module
2 you may want to try the "Test+Tutorial"
and the "Structured
Response" type questions for Module 1.
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