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Type: Multiple-Choice
Category: Colonial Period
Level: Grade 10
Tags: Fur Trade
Author: mariap
Created: 10 years ago

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Grade 10 Colonial Period

FROM EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES BELOW, SELECT THE
STATEMENT THAT CHARACTERIZES THE FUR TRADE DURING THE
FRENCH REGIME.

ECONOMIC
1. The fur trade was left to the personal initiatives of the colonists.
2. The King of France gave the monopoly of the fur trade to chartered companies.
3. The Amerindians grew rich on the profits of the fur trade.

POLITICAL
4. The Amerindians remained neutral in conflicts between the French and the British
5. The French and the British fought for control of the fur trade.
6. French and British merchants were obliged to join forces to defeat the
Amerindians.

GEOGRAPHICAL
7. The mild, dry climate provided advantageous conditions for the fur trade.
8. The fur trade led to the discovery of a route to Asia.
9. The river system facilitated the development of the fur trade.
  1. 1 4 7
  2. 2 5 9
  3. 2 6 8
  4. 3 6 7