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SS7 Ch. 3
Test Description: Social Studies Ch. 3 Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Define Mercantilism
A
A market system where there are many buyers but only one seller.
B
A society made up of many different groups of people, each with its own unique identities.
C
An economic practice and theory that believed in government control of resources in order to gain power over rival nations.
D
A country extending its control over other countries, often using economic or military means.
2) Define import
A
Goods brought from another country in order to sell
B
An economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies.
C
An individual's personal viewpoint
D
Goods shipped to other countries to sell
3) Define Import
A
Goods brought from another country in order to sell
B
An individual's personal viewpoint
C
Goods shipped to other countries to sell
D
An economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies.
4) Define Monopoly
A
An economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies.
B
An economic practice and theory that believed in government control of resources in order to gain power over rival nations.
C
A country extending its control over other countries, often using economic or military means.
D
A market system where there are many buyers but only one seller.
5) Who was Matonabee?
A
He was born and raised in a fur trading post. Was an important person in helping Samuel Hearne reach the Arctic Circle.
B
She was a Beothuk woman that tried to educate the English who the Beothuk were. When she died, the Beothuk were extinct.
C
He attempted to set up a colony in Newfoundland and reported seeing a plentiful amount of cod.
D
He was the first English explorer to try and build a colony in North America.
6) The competition for land and resources in North America was between two main countries. What were these two countries?
A
France and Portugal
B
Great Britain and France
C
Great Britain and Portugal
D
France and Spain
7) What was the main economic reason that Britain wanted to build a colony in North America?
A
There was a bountiful amount of cod in North America.
B
Conquer other nations and attain their resources.
C
To spread their religion of Protestantism around the world, including North America.
D
Competition with other nations due to their success with the fur trade.
8) What social condition was the main reason colonizing was necessary in Great Britain?
A
War and conflict occurring between the different people groups.
B
Unsanitary reasons occurring throughout Great Britain
C
The lack of religious freedom for certain people groups.
D
Overcrowding in the cities and lack of farmland.
9) Why was the growth in the Thirteen Colonies so successful?
A
Opportunities were better in the Thirteen colonies.
B
The growing threat of the surrounding First Nations' tribes forced them to adapt.
C
The freedom of religion gave many people the motivation to be successful.
D
There was an abundance of cod in the region.
10) Competition in the fur trade developed after the HBC began to set up trading in Rupert’s Land. What was a result of this conflict?
A
The British having to hand over all their fur to the French.
B
The settling of the 13 colonies.
C
The British gaining more land in the Hudson Bay region.
D
The loss of most of these forts to the French until the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht.
11) Why was Walter Raleigh’s attempt to colonize North America so unsuccessful?
A
He was constantly attacked by the First Nations around him.
B
He and his team were not prepared for the harsh life in North America.
C
They were not able to understand the different cultures and languages of the First Nations around them.
D
Their supplies were constantly shipwrecked at sea.
12) The Thirteen Colonies were varied and developed unique social structures. What was the one thing they all had in common?
A
The economies were based on producing various goods.
B
They all celebrated the same religious beliefs.
C
Their resources were all the same.
D
They all disliked their European rivals.
13) What was the French reaction to the British establishing trade on the Hudson Bay?
A
They invaded the 13 colonies in hopes of gaining resources.
B
They moved inland and intercepted the First Nations traders.
C
They established their own fur trading forts in New France.
D
They offered some fur in exchange for a peace treaty.
14) What was the most important development in the Pacific fur trade?
A
James Cook discovering the value of sea otter fur.
B
The discovery of the Northwestern passage
C
A river of gold that helped the British economy.
D
An alternative route to Asia
15) What was the most important effect of the Treaty of Utrecht on life in the colony?
A
Hudson bay establishing itself as the only company allowed to trade fur.
B
The French given Newfoundland from the British.
C
English becoming the official language of Canada.
D
The loss of Acadia to the British and the creation of Nova Scotia.
16) How did the discovery of fish in Newfoundland affect settlement in the area?
A
The ultimate extinction of the Mikmaq.
B
Fishers started competing for the best harbours and started staying over the winters.
C
Overfishing leading to the extinction of cod.
D
British settlement in Newfoundland
17) What was the result of European contact with the Beothuk?
A
The Beothuk introducing different fur like the otter pelts to the Europeans.
B
The Beothuk were victims of violence and disease and they eventually became extinct due to this contact.
C
The extinction of the cod also led to the Beothuk becoming extinct due to no food.
D
The Beothuk showing the Europeans a way out of the Northwest passage.
18) What is the importance of Fort Halifax?
A
The development of military power in order to protect Nova Scotia and the need for an elected government within the region.
B
A fort that allows the British to move their soldiers into the 13 colonies if necessary.
C
A strategic fort that allows the British to access fur from the rest of North America.
D
A strategic fort for British fisherman so they can have protection nearby.
19) Who began the development of Atlantic Canada with his exploration?
A
Jacques Cartier
B
Leif Eriksson
C
Walter Raleigh
D
John Cabot
20) What was the most influential discovery made by Pierre Radisson and Sieur des Groseillers?
A
They were the first Europeans to successfully set up a colony in what was known as New England.
B
Finding the heart of North America with excellent fishing access.
C
They found an abundance of cod in Newfoundland.
D
They were the first Europeans to reach the Arctic Ocean.
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