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Why did the imperial countries of Europe want to expand their empires?
a) Money - Greed - Power - Religion
b) Power - Wealth - Curiosity - Religion
c) Economics - Competition - Religion - Curiosity
d) Economics - Competition - Greed - Laws

Who was the sea captain, sent from France, to find a passage through North America to Asia?
a) Anthony Henday
b) Jacques Cartier
c) Justin Trudeau
d) SpongeBob

Who was Anthony Henday?
a) A British explorer who worked for the HBC
b) A French explorer who worked for the HBC
c) A German explorer who worked for the GBC
d) A Canadian Explorer who worked for the HBC

Who were the three key players in the fur trade?
a) Metis - French - English
b) British - Merchants - French
c) First Nations - Merchants - Coureurs de bois and voyagers
d) First Nations - Louis Riel - Jacques Cartier

What did the Treaty of Paris do?
a) It ended the conflict between France and Canada.
b) It ended the conflict between England and France.
c) It ended the conflict between England and Spain.
d) It ended nothing.

Today, what type of government is Canada?
a) Free for all
b) Nazism
c) A Dictatorship
d) A Democracy

In 1864, delegates from NB, NS, and PEI were going to meet in Charlottetown. Why?
a) They wanted to talk about a union of their three colonies.
b) They wanted to talk about their weekend plans.
c) They wanted to talk about revolting.
d) They wanted to order pizza.

Who was the man who argued and finally convinced politicians across the colonies to join in Confederation?
a) Michael MacDonald
b) John A. MacDonald
c) Justin MacDonald
d) John H. MacDonald

Lord Selkirk bought a huge piece of land from the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Where was it located?
a) Halifax, NS
b) North Saskatchewan River
c) Where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet in present-day Manitoba.
d) Nowhere

What was the Pemmican Proclamation?
a) When the Metis were banned from speaking their language.
b) When the Metis were banned from swimming.
c) When the Metis were banned from living in tipis.
d) When the Metis were banned from exporting any meat, fish, or vegetables from Red River.

Since they did not have much of a choice about joining Canada, what did the Metis create to ensure they were protected?
a) The Metis Bill of Rights.
b) Charter of Rights and Freedoms
c) Pemmican Proclamation
d) Nothing

A country extending its control over other countries, often using economic or military control
a) Imperialism
b) Free Trade
c) Colony
d) Bishop

A territory controlled by another country
a) Imperialism
b) Free Trade
c) Colony
d) Treaty

A high-ranking cleric; the head of the church in New France
a) Treaty
b) Colony
c) Free Trade
d) Bishop

A Francophone farmer of New France
a) Empire
b) Metis
c) Habitant
d) Barter

The exchange of goods for other goods rather than for money
a) Barter
b) Metis
c) Empire
d) Assimilation

How much land was each Metis person entitled do, based on their scrip?
a) 140 acres (50 hectares)
b) 350 acres (110 hectars)
c) 240 acres (97 hectares).
d) None

What happened to Louis Riel?
a) Nothing
b) He was on trial for treason for betraying his country.
c) He was on trial for getting divorced
d) He was on trial for betraying the Metis

How did they mark the border and how often?
a) Every 1.6 km they planted an iron post in the ground.
b) Every 2 km they planted a tree in the ground.
c) Every 5 km they planted a post in the ground.
d) Every 1.6 km they planted a tree in the ground.

What was the MAIN role of the Mounted Police?
a) Nothing
b) To make life difficult.
c) To arrest people.
d) To make life in the territory peaceful.

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