Canadian history: Acadia

Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.

1. The first successful French settlement in North America was at
   
   

   a) Port Royal.
   b) Quebec City.
   c) Trois Rivieres.
   d) Tadoussac.




2. Port Royal was located on
   
   

   a) Ile St. Jean.
   b) the St. Lawrence River.
   c) the Bay of Fundy.
   d) Cape Breton Island.




3. The founder of Port Royal was
   
   

   a) Jacques Cartier.
   b) Samuel de Champlain.
   c) Jean Talon.
   d) Father Brebeuf.




4. The French settlements in Acadia were located mainly in
   
   

   a) Newfoundland.
   b) southwestern Ontario.
   c) New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
   d) the St. Lawrence valley in Quebec.




5. The "Order of Good Cheer" was intended to
   
   

   a) provide furs for trade.
   b) encourage French settlement in North America.
   c) relieve boredom during the winter months.
   d) make money for the King of France.




6. "Huguenots" was the name given to
   
   

   a) Indians in New France.
   b) French Catholics.
   c) French Protestants.
   d) Jesuit priests.




7. Scurvy is a disease caused by
   
   

   a) the cold weather.
   b) seasickness.
   c) boredom.
   d) a lack of fresh vegetables.




8. French landowners in New France were known as
   
   

   a) habitants.
   b) Cajuns.
   c) seigneurs.
   d) hivernants.




9. French peasant farmers in New France were known as
   
   

   a) habitants.
   b) Cajuns.
   c) seigneurs.
   d) hivernants.




10. French fur traders who lived in the forests during the winter were known as
    
    

    a) habitants.
    b) Cajuns.
    c) seigneurs.
    d) hivernants.




11. The movement of a group of people from one area to another is called
    
    

    a) industrialization.
    b) migration.
    c) liberation.
    d) population.




12. Ile St. Jean is known today as
    
    

    a) Cape Breton Island.
    b) Anticosti Island.
    c) Newfoundland.
    d) Prince Edward Island.




13. The French fort on Cape Breton Island was called
    
    

    a) Ile St. Jean.
    b) Louisburg.
    c) Fort Dusquesne.
    d) Port Royal.




14. In the 1600’s, the main threat to Acadia came from
    
    

    a) France.
    b) Spain.
    c) the Iroquois.
    d) the Thirteen Colonies.




15. In 1749, the British built a naval base at
    
    

    a) Louisburg.
    b) Tadoussac.
    c) Halifax.
    d) Ile St. Jean.




16. In 1755, the British expelled the
    
    

    a) Acadians.
    b) Iroquois.
    c) Hurons.
    d) New Englanders.




17. French settlers in Louisiana were known as
    
    

    a) habitants.
    b) Cajuns.
    c) seigneurs.
    d) hivernants.




18. In 1604, a French attempt to colonize Acadia was led by
    
    

    a) Samuel de Champlain.
    b) Sieur des Monts.
    c) Jacques Cartier.
    d) Cardinal Richelieu.




19. In 1604, the first attempt to establish a permanent French colony was at
    
    

    a) St. Croix Island.
    b) Louisbourg.
    c) Quebec.
    d) Tadoussac.




20. In 1613, the New Englanders' attack on Acadia was called the
    
    

    a) Jamestown Raid.
    b) Argall Raid.
    c) Boston Tea Party.
    d) seige of Louisbourg.

Answer key	1. a	6. c	11. b	16. a
	2. c	7. d	12. d	17. b
	3. b	8. c	13. b	18. b
	4. c	9. a	14. d	19. a
	5. c	10. d	15. c	20. b

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