Unit 1

Question 1

Three expeditions to Canada

Answer 1

-John Cabot and Beothuk in 1479
-Jacques Cartier and the Mi’kmaq in 1534
-Henry Hudson into Arctic in 1610

Question 2

When did the Jesuits go to New France?

Answer 2

1611

Question 3

Name three rights of women in New France

Answer 3

-Divorce husband if they show any abuse/abandonment
-Allowed to vote
-Worked as fur traders and at factories

Question 4

What was the seigneurial system?

Answer 4

A form of land distribution established in New France from 1627 to 1854

Question 5

Who was the father of New France, and why was his settlement successful?

Answer 5

Samuel de Champlain, he was successful because the settlement was at a convenient spot

Question 6

Who sided with the British from 1701 to 1713, and what did it lead to?

Answer 6

Iroquois, Treaty of Utrecht

Question 7

Name three Indigenous groups who participated in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham

Answer 7

Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Odawa

Question 8

Where did the Mi’kmaq and Cree live respectively?

Answer 8

Mi’kmaq - Atlantic Canada
Cree - Northern prairies, Ontario, Quebec

Question 9

What marked the start of the Seven Years War?

Answer 9

France declaring war on the UK in June 1756

Question 10

What did the men in Indigenous clans do?

Answer 10

-Hunt
-Defend
-Maintain relationships with other villages and nations

Question 11

What did the women in Indigenous clans do?

Answer 11

-Organize camp/village
-Prepare game
-Plant and harvest crops

Question 12

Name four clans of the Wendat (Huron) Society

Answer 12

-Bear
-Beaver
-Deer
-Hawk