Early Canadian History

Early Canadian History

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Early Canadian History

Early Canadian History

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the first Europeans to "discover" North America?

British

Italians

Vikings

French

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where today are the remains of the temporary settlement, named Vinland, built by Leif Erikson?

Newfoundland

Nova Scotia

Quebec City

Vancouver

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sent by King Henry VII, which explorer said that Newfoundland had an inexhaustible supply of fish?

Christopher Columbus

Leif Erikkson

John Cabot

Jacques Cartier

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Although we now know he wasn't the first to "discover" North America, why does he often get the credit?

He was fair to the Indigenous people.

He conquered the Indigenous people.

The Indigenous people conquered him.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did it take Columbus to sail from Spain to the "New World"?

2 years

3 months

5 weeks

1 week

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1600's what part of Europe did most of the newcomers come from?

Denmark and Britain

Britain and France

France and Spain

Spain and Portugal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two resources became very important in Early Canada?

wheat and canola

fish and timber

fur and fish

gold and fur

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