Grade 10 Canadian History
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Which country took control of Quebec away from France, by winning the battle of the Plains of Abraham?
- A.
Britain
- B.
Germany
- C.
Russia
- 2.What was the name of the passage the Aboriginals crossed to get to North America?
- 3.What were the years of Cartier's three voyages to New France?
- A.
1534, 1535, 1541
- B.
1533, 1537, 1542
- C.
1534, 1535, 1540
- D.
1540, 1544, 1546
- 4.True or false, Cartier's main objectives for travelling to New France were to discover a passage to Asia, claim land, and bring back Natives for the King.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.
Who are the women in this picture? - 6.True or False? Jean Talon was the founder of what we now call Quebec City.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.
What was the robed man in this photo's role in New France?
- A.
To send messages back and forth between the European settlers and the Natives
- B.
To trade with the Natives
- C.
To convert the Natives
- D.
To marry Native couples
- 8.Who was the first Intendant of New France?
- A.
Samuel de Champlain
- B.
Jacques Cartier
- C.
Louis XIV
- D.
Jean Talon
- 9.Which province was the last to join the Confederation?
- A.
Newfoundland
- B.
Ontario
- C.
Manitoba
- D.
Nova Scotia
- 10.The members of which ethnic group were once forced to pay a head tax to immigrate to Canada?
- A.
Chinese
- B.
African Americans
- C.
Aboriginals
- 11.What is the name of the Metis leader who was hanged by the federal government in 1885?
- A.
Pontiac
- B.
Christopher Colombus
- C.
Louis Riel
- 12.What term is commonly used to refer to early French fur traders in Canada?
- A.
Loyalists
- B.
Voyageurs
- C.
Entrepeneurs
- 13.What was the group of American settlers who immigrated to Canada after the American Revolution?
- 14.Which of the following were original provinces of Canada, after Confederation? Check as many as apply.
- A.
Manitoba
- B.
Ontario
- C.
Quebec
- D.
New Brunswick
- E.
Nova Scotia
- 15.Who was Canada's first Prime Minister (last name only)?
- 16.In which year did Confederation take place?
- 17.What did the king of France offer to the Company of 100 Associates in exchange for colonizing New France?
- 18.What is another name for Confederation?
- A.
Act of Union
- B.
The British North America Act
- C.
Canadian Foundation
- D.
Canada Day
- 19.What was the main goal of the Quebec Act in 1774?
- A.
To assimilate the Canadiens
- B.
A reciprocal trade alliance with the Canadiens
- C.
To separate Quebec from Canada
- D.
To conciliate the Canadiens
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