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Section 4 - The Pre-War Years

Vocabulary
abhorrence
vent
acquaintances
diligently
architecture
forestalled
predecessor
archive

Short Answer Questions
1. What business move did JS make in 1904?
2. What two newspapers merged to create the Sydney Post-Record?
3. What and where did Katharine study?
4. When and how did Louise die?
5. In what year did JS complete his book on Louisbourg?

True or False
1. ____ JS wrote the book Louisbourg: From its Foundations to its Fall, 1713-1758.
2. ____ Research for his book involved trips to the archives of Paris, London, and Toronto.
3. ____ Two of JS's daughters were married at Petersfield.
4. ____ JS's son Hugh studied in England.
5. ____ The purpose of the Champlain Society is to publish original documents of historical significance.
6. ____ After Louise died, JS retreated to Paris.

Additional Question
If you could travel around the world like the McLennan family where would you go and what would you do there?

Teacher's Answer Key
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