Mercantilism and Trade Triangle Quiz
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What did Louis XIV sponsor between 1663 and 1673 to address the issue of too many bachelors in New France?

  • Providing financial rewards for remaining single
  • Training the bachelors in trade and hunting skills
  • Sending nearly 800 young female settlers (Daughters of the King) (correct)
  • Building more forts in the Ohio Valley

    • What was the cause of the French Indian War in North America?

  • American colonists' desire to move into the Ohio Valley (correct)
  • Conflict over fur trading rights
  • Competition for Native American alliances
  • Religious disagreements between the French and British

    • Who led a force of 2,500 British troops into the Ohio Valley during the French Indian War?

  • General Braddock (correct)
  • Jeffery Amherst
  • William Pitt
  • George Washington

    • What happened at the Battle for Louisbourg that changed the control of New France?

    <p>Transferred the lands of New France to Britain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was sent by William Pitt to attack the French in Quebec during the Seven Year War?

    <p>Wolfe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What controversial action was suggested by Jeffery Amherst in 1763 regarding Indigenous people?

    <p>Infecting them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of Mercantilism?

    <p>To amass as much wealth as possible, especially gold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which product was NOT typically traded in the Trade Triangle involving Canadian and Caribbean colonies?

    <p>Wine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of Jean Talon's major accomplishments in New France?

    <p>Establishing Canada's first family allowance program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Jean Baptiste Colbert contribute to Mercantilism?

    <p>He advised on amassing wealth through trade imbalances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant problem faced by New France according to the text?

    <p>A strong military threat from the Iroquois Confederacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In response to the military threat faced by New France, what action was taken in 1665?

    <p>Sending 1100 soldiers and establishing a garrison in Montreal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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