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French colony in Canada
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  • 1. Which French explorer founded Quebec City in 1608, establishing the first permanent French colony in Canada?
A) Louis Jolliet
B) Jacques Cartier
C) Samuel de Champlain
D) Étienne Brûlé
  • 2. Which treaty in 1763 marked the end of New France as a French colony in Canada?
A) Treaty of Utrecht
B) Treaty of Paris
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Tordesillas
  • 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) Jacques Raudot
C) Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
D) Frontenac
  • 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 Fort Duquesne
B) Battle of Carillon
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) William Johnson
B) Thomas Gage
C) George Washington
D) James Wolfe
  • 6. Who was the first French explorer to claim land in Canada for France in the 16th century?
A) Louis Jolliet
B) Samuel de Champlain
C) Jacques Cartier
D) René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
  • 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 XIV
C) Louis XIII
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) Chambly
B) Fort Niagara
C) Carillon
D) Louisbourg
  • 9. Which river served as a crucial waterway for the French colony in Canada, enabling trade and transportation of goods?
A) Ohio River
B) Hudson River
C) St. Lawrence River
D) Mississippi 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) Moose
C) Fox
D) Beaver
  • 11. What was the name of the French king who supported the exploration and colonization efforts in Canada in the 17th century?
A) Francis I
B) Louis XVI
C) Louis XIV
D) Henry IV
  • 12. When did France first establish a colony in Canada?
A) 1820
B) 1756
C) 1492
D) 1608
  • 13. What was the main economic activity in the French colony of Canada?
A) Fur trade
B) Agriculture
C) Shipbuilding
D) Mining
  • 14. What was the name of the French administrative district that encompassed most of eastern Canada?
A) Nova Scotia
B) Saint-Domingue
C) Louisiana
D) New France
  • 15. In which year did France formally cede Canada to Britain?
A) 1832
B) 1707
C) 1763
D) 1801
  • 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) Prussia
B) Austria
C) Russia
D) Spain
  • 17. What was the primary religion followed by the French colonists in Canada?
A) Roman Catholicism
B) Anglicanism
C) Protestantism
D) Eastern Orthodoxy
  • 18. What was the name of the French viceroy in Canada who implemented the seigneurial system to promote settlement in New France?
A) Jean Talon
B) François de Montmorency-Laval
C) Louis de Buade
D) Frontenac
  • 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 Detroit
B) Fort Niagara
C) Fort Ticonderoga
D) Fort Duquesne
  • 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 Saint-Frédéric
C) Fort Frontenac
D) Fort Niagara
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