- 1. When was the Hudson's Bay Company founded?
A) 1800
B) 1600
C) 1750
D) 1670
- 2. What was the primary purpose of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) Agriculture
B) Fur trading
C) Shipbuilding
D) Textile manufacturing
- 3. Which explorer played a key role in the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) James Cook
B) Jacques Cartier
C) John Cabot
D) Henry Hudson
- 4. Which country granted a charter to the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) England
D) France
- 5. What was the nickname given to the Hudson's Bay Company's territories?
A) Hudson's Territory
B) Explorer's Domain
C) Furland
D) Rupert's Land
- 6. Which animal's fur was the Hudson's Bay Company primarily interested in trading?
A) Beaver
B) Fox
C) Otter
D) Bison
- 7. In which body of water did Henry Hudson sail while looking for a Northwest Passage?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Hudson Bay
- 8. What was the Hudson's Bay Company's main trading post along the Pacific coast?
A) Fort Vancouver
B) Fort Garry
C) Fort Edmonton
D) Fort York
- 9. Where did the Hudson's Bay Company have its main headquarters?
A) Toronto
B) New York
C) Paris
D) London
- 10. What was the Hudson's Bay Company's primary currency in its trading posts?
A) Gold coins
B) Silver bars
C) Beaver pelts
D) Copper coins
- 11. Which group of Indigenous peoples did the Hudson's Bay Company have a close relationship with?
A) Cree
B) Inuit
C) Aztec
D) Navajo
- 12. Who led the North West Company, a rival of the Hudson's Bay Company?
A) George Simpson
B) Thomas Douglas
C) Simon McTavish
D) David Thompson
- 13. Which government granted the Hudson's Bay Company a large but contested land claim in 1869?
A) American
B) Russian
C) French
D) British
- 14. Which company became the owner of the Hudson's Bay Company in 2008?
A) Microsoft
B) Apple
C) Google
D) NRDC Equity Partners
- 15. Which British monarch granted a royal charter to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Charles II
C) James II
D) Henry VIII
- 16. In what modern-day Canadian province did the Hudson's Bay Company establish its first trading post?
A) Ontario
B) Alberta
C) Quebec
D) Manitoba
- 17. In 1821, the Hudson's Bay Company merged with which rival company?
A) North West Company
B) Hudson's Bay Exploration Company
C) Hudson's Bay Fur Company
D) Hudson's Bay Trading Company
- 18. Which significant event led to the transfer of the Hudson's Bay Company's territories to Canada in 1869-1870?
A) Whiskey Rebellion
B) Boston Tea Party
C) Pontiac's Rebellion
D) Red River Rebellion
- 19. What was the nickname given to the men who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company in the fur trade?
A) Trappers
B) Sailors
C) Pioneers
D) Voyageurs
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