Chapter Seventeen: Newfoundland to the 1860s

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Question 1
Why did the English colony at Cupids fail?
a. the necessary of charging high prices for fish to cover the colony's expenses
b. failure to discover mineral resources
c. lack of agricultural potential
d. all of the above

Question 2
When did the English recapture Newfoundland settlements lost to Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville?
a. 1697
b. 1689
c. 1692
d. 1701

Question 3
How were the fishing admirals compensated for their time?
a. They received one-twelfth of all profits made at a given harbour.
b. They received no payment for their law-enforcing activities.
c. They received a sizeable pension.
d. They were offered free land close to their harbour.

Question 4
What was the main difference between the way that the Mi'kmaqs and the Beothuks reacted to European presence?
a. There was no difference.
b. The Mi'kmaqs did not trade with Europeans, while the Beothuks did.
c. The Mi'kmaqs adjusted to living near newcomers, while the Beothuks withdrew to the interior.
d. The Beothuks organized a large-scale armed struggle.

Question 5
In 1797, resident men outnumbered women in Newfoundland
a. three to one.
b. five to one.
c. eight to one.
d. nine to one.

Question 6
Who controlled the Newfoundland fishery in the mid-nineteenth century?
a. a tightly knit group of French merchants near Grand Banks
b. Irish Catholics in harbours not occupied by the English
c. rich English merchants who stayed only during the fishing season
d. a small group of Protestant merchants located in St. John's

Question 7
What lasting effect did the remoteness of Newfoundland's harbours have on the population?
a. A rich variety of dialects developed.
b. Each community developed its own advanced education system.
c. Women bore more children than in other colonies.
d. All effects were obliterated during the Industrial Revolution.

Question 8
Which organization provided free grants of land for the building of schools?
a. the Roman Catholic Church
b. the Newfoundland School Society
c. the Moravian Mission Union
d. the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts

Question 9
What species became overharvested in the 1860s?
a. whale
b. cod
c. salmon
d. seal

Question 10
Who became the first premier of Newfoundland?
a. Frederick Carter
b. William Carson
c. Philip Francis Little
d. John Kent

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