Ch. 6: Dual For North America...Grqs
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- 1.. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the American colonies
- A.
Managed to stay out of European wars.
- B.
Relied totally on the British military for defense.
- C.
Sent soldiers to fight for Britain on the European continent.
- D.
Became involved in every one of the European “world wars.”
- 2.The most valuable resource exploited by the colonists of New France was
- A.
Fish.
- B.
Gold.
- C.
Timber.
- D.
Beavers
- 3.The coureurs de bois were
- A.
French soldiers.
- B.
Mixed-race descendants of French and Indians.
- C.
Jesuit priests.
- D.
French fur trappers
- 4.Which of the following is not among the reasons for the slow growth of population in New France?
- A.
French peasants had little economic incentive to migrate.
- B.
Religious minorities were not permitted to emigrate.
- C.
The French government favored its Caribbean, island colonies over New France.
- D.
The colony was unable to sustain itself economically.
- 5.Which of the following was not true of French relations with the Indians in New France?
- A.
Indians were excluded from the fur business.
- B.
Indian numbers were decimated by diseases and alcohol.
- C.
French Jesuit missionaries attempted to convert the Indians.
- D.
Destruction of the beaver violated Indians' beliefs and inflicted ecological damage.
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