CANADIAN HISTORY QUESTIONS
He was the first French explorer to discover the mouth of the St. Lawrence and open exploration to the French:
  1. Henry Hudson
  2. John Cabot
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Samuel de Champlain
 		 Jacques Cartier
He was the first European explorer after the Vikings to reach the shores of Newfoundland:
  1. Henry Hudson
  2. John Cabot
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Samuel de Champlain

John Cabot
Who visited and explored the coast of Canada very early in 1000 AD:
  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. The Norsemen
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Alexander McKenzie

The Norsemen also Vikings
The ancient Viking explorer who first gave a name to the L'Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland was:
  1. Rollo or Hwralf the Walker
  2. William the Conqueror
  3. Leif Eriksson
  4. Hagar the Great
Leif Eriksson
What document in England's history restored the great heritage of freedom and "rule by the people" established in ancient times by the Greeks and Romans?:
  1. BNA Act
  2. Quebec Act
  3. Constitutional Act
  4. Magna Carta

King John signing the Magna Carta
He was the first European to explore the rivers and lakes of Quebec inland and he was the first to actually get involved and provoke the wars between the Hurons and the Iroquois:
  1. Henry Hudson
  2. John Cabot
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain
He was the first European explorer to come nearest the North Pole in his search for a Northwest Passage to China.  He also explored the coast of New England and discovered a huge Bay in North Canada that he thought was the Pacific Ocean:
  1. Henry Hudson
  2. John Cabot
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Samuel de Champlain

Henry Hudson cast adrift by his mutinying crew.
He was the first European explorer to cross the Atlantic and discover North America - he landed in the West Indies and claimed the land for Spain.  He was convince that they could reach the rich lands of China by sailing West. :
  1. Henry Hudson
  2. John Cabot
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
He was the first European explorer to travel south of the Great Lakes and eventually reached the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico:
  1. Jean Talon
  2. De La Salle
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Samuel de Champlain
 De La Salle
All elected officials in Canada swear allegiance to :
  1. the Constitution of Canada
  2. the flag of Canada
  3. the Prime Minister
  4. the Queen of England
 The Queen of England
Who has the final authority to sign bills into law in Canada now?:
  1. The Queen of England
  2. The Prime Minister
  3. The Senate
  4. The Governor General
Queen Elizabeth 2
Who was Canada's first Prime Minister in 1867?:
  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Wilfred Laurier
  3. John A. MacDonald
  4. Pierre Trudeau
Sir John A MacDonald
Who led the British Army in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec?:
  1. The Duke of Wellington
  2. Winston Churchill
  3. James Wolf
  4. George Washington

 James Wolfe
Who was the commander of the French garrison of Quebec who saw the French lose control of Canada in 1759?:
  1. The Marquis de Montcalm
  2. Pierre Radisson
  3. Louis Frontenac
  4. Samuel de Champlain
Marquis de Montcalm 
He was Canada's Wartime Prime Minister: (World War 11)
  1. MacKenzie King
  2. Pierre Trudeau
  3. John Diefenbaker
  4. Jean Chretien
 
Which of these explorers  was first to visit the shores of Canada?:
  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Jacques Cartier
  3. John Cabot
  4. The Vikings
John Cabot's ship Matthew 
The first European explorers to reach North America in the 1400s were:
  1. actually searching for North America.
  2. searching for the lost civilization of Atlantis.
  3. lost and off course.
  4. searching for a westward route to China and India.

China
This map shows:
  1. Columbus' first trip to North America.
  2. Jacques Cartier's first visit to North America.
  3. John Cabot's first visit to North America.
  4. Champlain's attempt to open Canada to exploration.

John Cabot's first voyage to Canada
He was an English pirate who worked for the English to harass Spanish treasure laden galleons and to explore the New World and find treasure:
  1. Henry Hudson
  2. Ferdinand Magellan
  3. John Cabot
  4. Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
This map shows:
  1. the first voyage of Leif Eriksson.
  2. Champlain's exploration of Canada.
  3. Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage.
  4. Cartier's exploration of Canada.
Champlain's explorations of Canada
After the Rebellions of 1837 he made recommendations to unite French and English in Canada and to assimilate the French:
  1. Lord Durham
  2. Guy Carleton
  3. James Murray
  4. Joseph Papineau
Lord Durham
He represented the Metis of Manitoba in their struggle for rights against the Federal Government of Canada:
  1. Joseph Papineau
  2. Louis Riel
  3. Pierre Radisson
  4. Renee Leveque
Louis Riel
He was the general of the Metis army in Batoche Saskatchewan which fought against Canadian government control:
  1. Joseph Papineau
  2. De La Salle
  3. Gabriel Dumont
  4. Des Groseilliers
Gabriel Dumont
He was a French Canadian reformer who fought against the abuses of the Chateau Clique in Lower Canada.
  1. Joseph Papineau
  2. De La Salle
  3. Louis Riel
  4. Rene Leveque
Joseph Papineau
He was a French coureur de bois whose explorations and fur trading in the Canadian North helped establish the Hudson Bay Company.
  1. Joseph Papineau
  2. De La Salle
  3. Pierre Radisson
  4. Samuel de Champlain
Pierre Radisson
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