- 1. Which French explorer founded Quebec City in 1608, establishing the first permanent French colony in Canada?
A) Étienne Brûlé
B) Louis Jolliet
C) Jacques Cartier
D) Samuel de Champlain
- 2. Which treaty in 1763 marked the end of New France as a French colony in Canada?
A) Treaty of Tordesillas
B) Treaty of Paris
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Utrecht
- 3. Which French governor is known for surrendering to the British in 1759, leading to the fall of New France as a French colony in Canada?
A) Le Marquis de Tracy
B) Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
C) Frontenac
D) Jacques Raudot
- 4. What was the name of the last major military engagement between the French and British for control of the French colony in Canada?
A) Battle of Carillon
B) Battle of Fort Duquesne
C) Battle of the Plains of Abraham
D) Battle of Louisbourg
- 5. Which British general led the forces that captured Quebec City in 1759 from the French colony in Canada?
A) George Washington
B) James Wolfe
C) William Johnson
D) Thomas Gage
- 6. Who was the first French explorer to claim land in Canada for France in the 16th century?
A) Samuel de Champlain
B) Louis Jolliet
C) René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
D) Jacques Cartier
- 7. Which French monarch granted a charter to the Compagnie des Cent-Associés to manage the French colony in Canada?
A) Henry IV
B) Louis XIII
C) Louis XIV
D) Francis I
- 8. What was the name of the large French fortress on Cape Breton Island that played a strategic role in the French-British conflicts over the French colony in Canada?
A) Louisbourg
B) Chambly
C) Carillon
D) Fort Niagara
- 9. Which river served as a crucial waterway for the French colony in Canada, enabling trade and transportation of goods?
A) St. Lawrence River
B) Mississippi River
C) Ohio River
D) Hudson River
- 10. What was the major fur-bearing animal that was central to the economic activities of the French colony in Canada?
A) Wolf
B) Beaver
C) Fox
D) Moose
- 11. What was the name of the French king who supported the exploration and colonization efforts in Canada in the 17th century?
A) Louis XIV
B) Francis I
C) Henry IV
D) Louis XVI
- 12. When did France first establish a colony in Canada?
A) 1756
B) 1492
C) 1820
D) 1608
- 13. What was the main economic activity in the French colony of Canada?
A) Shipbuilding
B) Agriculture
C) Fur trade
D) Mining
- 14. What was the name of the French administrative district that encompassed most of eastern Canada?
A) Saint-Domingue
B) Louisiana
C) Nova Scotia
D) New France
- 15. In which year did France formally cede Canada to Britain?
A) 1763
B) 1832
C) 1801
D) 1707
- 16. Which European country allied with the French in the Seven Years' War but did not contribute troops to the defense of New France?
A) Russia
B) Prussia
C) Spain
D) Austria
- 17. What was the primary religion followed by the French colonists in Canada?
A) Eastern Orthodoxy
B) Roman Catholicism
C) Protestantism
D) Anglicanism
- 18. What was the name of the French viceroy in Canada who implemented the seigneurial system to promote settlement in New France?
A) Frontenac
B) François de Montmorency-Laval
C) Louis de Buade
D) Jean Talon
- 19. What was the name of the French fort in present-day Pennsylvania that played a strategic role in the French and Indian War?
A) Fort Niagara
B) Fort Detroit
C) Fort Duquesne
D) Fort Ticonderoga
- 20. What was the name of the French fortification in the Great Lakes region that played a strategic role in the defense of New France?
A) Fort Carillon
B) Fort Niagara
C) Fort Frontenac
D) Fort Saint-Frédéric
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