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Grade 7 Social Studies practice sheet

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  1. Question 1

    In New France, what was a seigneur?

    • A landholder who was granted land and rented parcels to habitants
    • A fur trader who lived inland
    • A priest in a mission
    • A soldier in the king's army
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    A landholder who was granted land and rented parcels to habitants

    Hint: The seigneurial system divided land along the St. Lawrence River.

  2. Question 2

    What was pemmican?

    • A trade fort
    • Dried bison meat mixed with fat and sometimes berries, used as long-lasting food
    • A kind of canoe
    • A fur hat
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    Dried bison meat mixed with fat and sometimes berries, used as long-lasting food

    Hint: Pemmican fed traders on long journeys.

  3. Question 3

    Which was a long-term effect of the American Revolution on British North America?

    • The fur trade ended forever
    • The colonies joined the United States
    • French rule was restored
    • Thousands of Loyalists arrived, changing the population and leading to new colonies
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    Thousands of Loyalists arrived, changing the population and leading to new colonies

    Hint: New Brunswick and Upper Canada grew from Loyalist settlement.

  4. Question 4

    The Welland Canal (1829) allowed ships to…

    • travel from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico
    • bypass Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
    • reach the Pacific Ocean
    • cross the Rocky Mountains
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    bypass Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie

    Hint: Locks lift ships up and down the Niagara Escarpment.

  5. Question 5

    Put these events in the order they happened.

    • 📄Lord Durham's report
    • ⚔️Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada
    • 🗺️The Act of Union is passed
    • 🔥The Rebellion Losses Bill and the burning of Parliament
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    Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada → Lord Durham's report → The Act of Union is passed → The Rebellion Losses Bill and the burning of Parliament

    Hint: Ninety-Two Resolutions 1834, rebellions 1837 to 1838, Durham Report 1839, Act of Union 1840, responsible government 1848, Rebellion Losses Bill 1849.

  6. Question 6

    What is Confederation?

    • A railway
    • A trade company
    • A war between colonies
    • The joining of colonies into one country under one federal government
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    The joining of colonies into one country under one federal government

    Hint: A confederation is a union of separate parts.

  7. Question 7

    In 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on whether Métis people fall under the federal 'Indians' power in the Constitution (the Daniels case). What did it decide?

    • Métis people must move to reserves
    • Métis people are included, so Canada has responsibilities toward them
    • Métis people do not exist
    • Only the provinces matter
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    Métis people are included, so Canada has responsibilities toward them

    Hint: The Daniels decision confirmed that Métis and non-status Indians fall under federal responsibility.

  8. Question 8

    What did the Crown promise to provide in many of the numbered treaties?

    • Citizenship only
    • Reserves, farming tools and annual payments
    • New provinces
    • Free railway tickets
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    Reserves, farming tools and annual payments

    Hint: Annual payments are called treaty annuities.

  9. Question 9

    Why did the government want settlers on the Prairies?

    • To end farming
    • To send people to Europe
    • To close down the railway
    • To grow crops, build towns and establish Canadian claims to the land
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    To grow crops, build towns and establish Canadian claims to the land

    Hint: Settlement was part of the government's plan for the West.

  10. Question 10

    Which is a sign of a community welcoming newcomers?

    • Keeping them out of clubs
    • Sharing food, helping with language and making friends
    • Ignoring their names
    • Making fun of accents
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    Sharing food, helping with language and making friends

    Hint: Kindness helps people feel they belong.

Answer key

  1. 1. A landholder who was granted land and rented parcels to habitants (New France & the Fur Trade)
  2. 2. Dried bison meat mixed with fat and sometimes berries, used as long-lasting food (The Fur Trade in the West)
  3. 3. Thousands of Loyalists arrived, changing the population and leading to new colonies (Power & Conflict, 1713 to 1800)
  4. 4. bypass Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie (Loyalists & the War of 1812)
  5. 5. Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada → Lord Durham's report → The Act of Union is passed → The Rebellion Losses Bill and the burning of Parliament (Reform & Rebellion)
  6. 6. The joining of colonies into one country under one federal government (Confederation)
  7. 7. Métis people are included, so Canada has responsibilities toward them (The Métis & the Red River)
  8. 8. Reserves, farming tools and annual payments (Treaties 6, 7 and 8)
  9. 9. To grow crops, build towns and establish Canadian claims to the land (Railway & Settlement)
  10. 10. Sharing food, helping with language and making friends (People on the Move)

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