- 1. When was the Hudson's Bay Company founded?
A) 1600
B) 1800
C) 1670
D) 1750
- 2. What was the primary purpose of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) Agriculture
B) Fur trading
C) Textile manufacturing
D) Shipbuilding
- 3. Which explorer played a key role in the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) James Cook
B) Jacques Cartier
C) Henry Hudson
D) John Cabot
- 4. Which country granted a charter to the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Portugal
D) England
- 5. What was the nickname given to the Hudson's Bay Company's territories?
A) Rupert's Land
B) Explorer's Domain
C) Furland
D) Hudson's Territory
- 6. Which animal's fur was the Hudson's Bay Company primarily interested in trading?
A) Bison
B) Beaver
C) Fox
D) Otter
- 7. In which body of water did Henry Hudson sail while looking for a Northwest Passage?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Hudson Bay
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
- 8. What was the Hudson's Bay Company's main trading post along the Pacific coast?
A) Fort Edmonton
B) Fort Vancouver
C) Fort Garry
D) Fort York
- 9. Where did the Hudson's Bay Company have its main headquarters?
A) Paris
B) London
C) Toronto
D) New York
- 10. What was the Hudson's Bay Company's primary currency in its trading posts?
A) Copper coins
B) Gold coins
C) Silver bars
D) Beaver pelts
- 11. Which group of Indigenous peoples did the Hudson's Bay Company have a close relationship with?
A) Inuit
B) Navajo
C) Aztec
D) Cree
- 12. Who led the North West Company, a rival of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) Thomas Douglas
B) George Simpson
C) David Thompson
D) Simon McTavish
- 13. Which government granted the Hudson's Bay Company a large but contested land claim in 1869?
A) American
B) French
C) Russian
D) British
- 14. Which company became the owner of the Hudson's Bay Company in 2008?
A) NRDC Equity Partners
B) Google
C) Microsoft
D) Apple
- 15. Which British monarch granted a royal charter to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670?
A) Henry VIII
B) Elizabeth I
C) Charles II
D) James II
- 16. In what modern-day Canadian province did the Hudson's Bay Company establish its first trading post?
A) Ontario
B) Quebec
C) Manitoba
D) Alberta
- 17. In 1821, the Hudson's Bay Company merged with which rival company?
A) North West Company
B) Hudson's Bay Trading Company
C) Hudson's Bay Exploration Company
D) Hudson's Bay Fur Company
- 18. Which significant event led to the transfer of the Hudson's Bay Company's territories to Canada in 1869-1870?
A) Boston Tea Party
B) Red River Rebellion
C) Pontiac's Rebellion
D) Whiskey Rebellion
- 19. What was the nickname given to the men who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company in the fur trade?
A) Trappers
B) Pioneers
C) Sailors
D) Voyageurs
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