Mercantilism and Triangle Trade Quiz

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Match the following key points with Mercantilism:

Based on the notion that trade is a zero-sum game = The pie can only be cut in so many ways Major trade nations selling more goods than they purchased = To thrive Amassing wealth, especially gold, at the expense of other nations = Primary goal Jean Baptiste Colbert's role in developing the triangle trade = Specific individual

Match the following materials with their respective trade locations in the Trade Triangle:

Canadian colonies shipping furs, fish, timber, and minerals = Material trade location Caribbean colonies supplying rum, molasses, and sugar = Material trade location France supplying textiles and manufactured goods to the colonies = Material trade location France receiving materials from Canadian and Caribbean colonies = Destination of materials

Match the following accomplishments with Jean Talon:

Building the colony's first shipyard = Accomplishment Importing livestock = Accomplishment Establishing new communities = Accomplishment Creating Canada's first family allowance = Accomplishment

Match the following solutions with major problems for New France:

Iroquois Confederacy pushing French colony to brink of failure = Major problem Sending 1100 soldiers in 1665 to set up a garrison in Montreal = Solution Signup and view all the answers

Match the following facts about Jean Talon with their descriptions:

First Census Father of Canadian BEER!!! = Fact about Jean Talon Creation of Canada's first brewery in 1668 = Fact about Jean Talon Habitants preferring wine and brandy over beer = Fact about Jean Talon Talon's brewery closing due to lack of demand for beer = Fact about Jean Talon Signup and view all the answers

Match the key players with their roles in the Seven Years War:

William Pitt = Prime Minister of Great Britain, sent Wolfe to attack the French Jeffery Amherst = Commander of the British Land Army, led in the second battle of Louisberg George Washington = Sent by Governor of Virginia to order French to leave Ohio Valley Louis XIV = Sponsored nearly 800 young female settlers in New France Signup and view all the answers

Match the events with their outcomes in the Battle for Quebec:

Wolfe attacking Quebec = Led to British victory in the war British troops ambushed in Ohio Valley = 977 troops killed, only 23 French casualties Amherst charging despite wet guns = Caused French to retreat in the second battle of Louisberg French laughing at Washington's face = Led to first deaths in what would become a world war Signup and view all the answers

Match the locations with their significance during the Seven Years War:

Fort Duquense = French built outpost fort in Ohio Valley Fort Necessity = Washington surrendered after surrounded by French forces Louisbourg = Transferred lands of New France to Britain Quebec = Key battle location where British attacked under Wolfe Signup and view all the answers

Match the terms with their descriptions during the Seven Years War:

Daughters of the King = 800 young female settlers sponsored by Louis XIV French Indian War = Fighting in North America between American colonists and French Seven Years War = Conflict that lasted nine years and involved major European powers Iroquois threat = Ended by soldiers staying in New France for three years Signup and view all the answers

Match the consequences with their causes during colonial times:

Too many bachelors in New France = Led to sponsorship of 800 young female settlers by Louis XIV American colonists moving into Ohio Valley = French determined to keep them out, leading to conflicts British troops ambushed in Ohio Valley = Caused by French determination to prevent American colonist expansion British victory in Quebec = Resulted from Wolfe's attack supported by William Pitt Signup and view all the answers