- 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) Textile manufacturing
B) Agriculture
C) Shipbuilding
D) Fur trading
- 3. Which explorer played a key role in the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) Henry Hudson
B) Jacques Cartier
C) John Cabot
D) James Cook
- 4. Which country granted a charter to the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) Spain
B) France
C) England
D) Portugal
- 5. What was the nickname given to the Hudson's Bay Company's territories?
A) Explorer's Domain
B) Furland
C) Hudson's Territory
D) Rupert's Land
- 6. Which animal's fur was the Hudson's Bay Company primarily interested in trading?
A) Fox
B) Bison
C) Beaver
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 Vancouver
B) Fort Edmonton
C) Fort York
D) Fort Garry
- 9. Where did the Hudson's Bay Company have its main headquarters?
A) New York
B) London
C) Paris
D) Toronto
- 10. What was the Hudson's Bay Company's primary currency in its trading posts?
A) Beaver pelts
B) Gold coins
C) Silver bars
D) Copper coins
- 11. Which group of Indigenous peoples did the Hudson's Bay Company have a close relationship with?
A) Cree
B) Aztec
C) Inuit
D) Navajo
- 12. Who led the North West Company, a rival of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) George Simpson
B) Simon McTavish
C) Thomas Douglas
D) David Thompson
- 13. Which government granted the Hudson's Bay Company a large but contested land claim in 1869?
A) British
B) American
C) Russian
D) French
- 14. Which company became the owner of the Hudson's Bay Company in 2008?
A) Microsoft
B) Google
C) NRDC Equity Partners
D) Apple
- 15. Which British monarch granted a royal charter to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670?
A) Henry VIII
B) Charles II
C) Elizabeth I
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) Alberta
D) Manitoba
- 17. In 1821, the Hudson's Bay Company merged with which rival company?
A) Hudson's Bay Trading Company
B) Hudson's Bay Fur Company
C) North West Company
D) Hudson's Bay Exploration 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) Whiskey Rebellion
C) Pontiac's Rebellion
D) Red River Rebellion
- 19. What was the nickname given to the men who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company in the fur trade?
A) Pioneers
B) Voyageurs
C) Sailors
D) Trappers
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