GR 7 HISTORY TEXT SCAVENGER HUNT

 

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  1. What is the title of the book?

 

  1. When was the book made?

 

  1. What company published the book?

 

  1. How many pages are in the book?

 

  1. What colour is Section IV British North America?

 

  1. When was British Colonization?

 

  1. What was the largest fur trading company?

 

  1. Who was Francois de Laval?  When did he arrive in Québec?

 

  1. Where was New France?

 

  1. On what page is a map of New France?

 

  1. What was the name of the Empire that invaded Québec in 1758?

 

  1. Who is James Wolfe?  When did he die?

 

  1. Who was George Washington?  On what page can you find his picture?

 

  1. Where is British North America located?

 

  1. What happened in 1812?

 

  1. What is happening on page 131?

 

  1. What was the Québec Act, 1774 about?

 

  1. Where in Canada can you find an old parliament building?

 

  1. When was the American Revolution?

 

  1. When was the American Declaration of Independence signed?

 

  1. Who was the “Father of New France”?

 

  1. What were the English & the French fighting to control?

 

  1. What’s the name of the fur trading post Sameul de Champlain created when he first came to New France?

 

  1. Who was the first Governor of New France?

 

  1. Who was Lord Elgin?

 

  1. Define boycott.

 

  1. List 4 parts of the buffalo that the Native Americans used according to the text.

 

  1. Who was the first French woman to live permanently in New France?

 

  1. Name 5 First Nation tribes.

 

  1. Who were the United Empire Loyalists (U.E.L.)?

 

  1. What is the shortest term defined in the glossary. Write out its definition.

 

  1. What did the Treaty of Paris end?  What year was it signed?

 

  1. Read the short “blurb” about the Habitants on p. 192.

 

  1. List 3 animals that you see in the text. Also give the page number.

 

  1. Copy out the Oath of Allegiance from p. 97.

 

  1. According to the Habitant Work Calendar. What do the Habitants do in June/July?

 

  1. Sketch a wigwam.

 

  1. Acadia is on which coast of Canada?

 

  1. Name one hero mentioned in the book. What did this person do?

 

  1. What page shows lots of gold? What theory is being explained below the gold?

 

  1. Name two flags you find in the book. Give the page numbers.

 

  1. What is the last word written in the Table of Contents?

 

  1. Name two of the Iroquoian & two of the Algonquin nations.

 

  1. Copy out the 1st sentence on p. 159. What year was the Constitutional Act enacted?