ANTICIPATORY SET: COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA

Answer the following questions true or false. If they are false, write the correction in the
space provided.

1. The first people to arrive in North America came

from Spain.
The first people to arrive in North America
were the Indigenous.
2. The reason the Europeans stumbled upon the
Americas is because they were trying to get to
India.
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3. The first 15
century explorer to come to Canada
was Christopher Columbus.
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The first 15
century explorer to come to
Canada was John Cabot.

4. A large number of First Nations people died of the

flu after meeting the Europeans.
A large number of First Nations people died of
smallpox after meeting the Europeans.

True or
False

True
or False

True or
False

True or
False

5. The first cities that were built in Canada were built

close to the United States because the people
wanted to become American.
The first cities that were built in Canada were
built close to the United States because St.
Lawrence was the first area explored.

True or
False

6. The European settlers would never have survived

in North America without the assistance of the
First Nations People.
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True
or False

7. The Hudson Bay Company is the oldest continuous

company in the world.
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True
or False

8. People spent more time trying to go around

Canada than exploring it.
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True
or False

9. The term Cajun was originally a Canadian term

describing a French Canadian farmer.
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True
or False

10. The Americas were a largely uninhabited

paradise when the Europeans arrived.
The Americas were an inhabited paradise when
the Europeans arrived.

True or
False

MAKE A PREDICTION:
The most important reason that European nations were interested in Canada
was
lots of land, different climates, variety of animals &

wildlife.