9. What effect did the Europeans’ arrival have on the Amerindians? a. Amerindians adopted the social and cultural practices of the Europeans.
b. Amerindians quickly changed their religious beliefs to satisfy the
Europeans.
c. Many Amerindians died because of their exposure to new diseases.
d. Amerindians lost interest in the fur trade.
10. The purpose of establishing a settlement at Ville Marie was .
a. to build a fur trading post closer to the Amerindian tribes
b. to set up a religious mission so missionaries could convert the
Amerindians at Hochelaga
c. to construct a fort and militarily control the Amerindians
d. to have a base from which future explorations up the St. Lawrence could
depart
11. In
been given a fur trade monopoly. He criticized the companies for .
1663, Louis XIV was not pleased with the chartered companies that had
a. distributing too much land to the religious orders
b. neglecting commercial fisheries
c. organizing a smuggling ring with Albany
d. being too preoccupied with the fur trade
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12. France’s Minister of the Marine, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, set up a new form of government called the .
a. Company Rule
b. Mercantile System
c. Royal Government
d. Sovereign Council
13. In
Colbert’s new political system, the lntendant looked after .
a. the economy, justice and collecting taxes
b. aid for the poor and education
c. military expeditions and diplomacy
d. defending the colony
14. In
Which of the following measures by Jean Talon accelerated settlement and population growth in the colony?
a. Encouraging the colonists to participate in the fur trade
b. Financing the placement of coureurs de bois on new seigneuries
c. Converting the Amerindians to Catholicism
d. Granting land to members of the Carignan-Salières regiment at the end
of their military service
15. The Bishop was responsible for .
a. organizing the fur trade
b. controlling the budget
c. supervising education
d. collecting taxes