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New France
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- demonstrate an understanding
of the rivalries between the French and English in North America and
Europe - describe the major causes, results and personalities of the Seven Years' War in North America |
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New France
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- demonstrate an understanding
of the rivalries between the French and English in North America and
Europe - describe the major causes, results and personalities of the Seven Years' War in North America |
A Link to Learning web-based student learning activity www.linktolearning.com
This activity is based on the History section of the "Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company" web site;
http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/hist/hist1_e.html
As you read through each of the pages, answer the questions below.
The Beginning of the Fur Trade
1. Why was beaver fur so valuable?
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Europeans Discover North America
2. Why were explorers looking for the Northwest Passage?
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Fashionable Furs
3. What did explorers such as Frobisher, Davis and Hudson do that later helped
the fur trade?
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The Fur Trade Expands (and then slows down again)
4. Who told Champlain to develop the fur trade?
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5. What caused the fur trade to almost come to a stop? _________________________________
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Two Brave Adventurers
6. Why did Radisson and Groseiliers decide to work for the English?
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The Hudson's Bay Company is Formed
7. Who granted the charter?
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8. To whom was it granted? ____________________________________________________
9. When was it granted? __________________________________
10. What is a monopoly? ______________________________________________________
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11. Why did HBC stop looking for new sources of fur? _________________________________
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Conflict and Change
12. Why did the fur trade slow down? (2 reasons)
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Transfer of Power
13. What happened to the North West Company? ___________________________________
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14. Why did beaver fur become less important? _____________________________________
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