Vocab
These were people who did not work for fur company brigades
Who are free trappers
He was the founder of the American Fur Company
Who was John Jacob Astor
Fur companies liked the rendezvous system for this reason
What is it required no permanent forts which were often attacked
The trade in bison was different from the beaver trade because of this main reason
What is they were killed by marksmen instead of trapped
The St. Louis Missouri Fur Company was founded by whom
Who is Manuel Lisa
Fur traders, mountain men, and Indians met here during the summer to trade
What is a rendezvous
This was a British owned corporation in fur trading that was operating in North America
What is Hudson's Bay Company
Europeans needed North American beaver fur for their hats for this reason
Fur companies used this to control their Indian trading partners
What is alcohol
The Salish asked priests to come to their country for this main reason
What is they wanted to fulfill an ancient prophecy
The American Fur Company had this on the upper Missouri fur trade
What is a monopoly
He was the builder of St. Mary's Mission
Who is Pierre-Jean de Smet
The Metis were vital (important) to the success of the fur trade because of this
What is they could communicate with both Native Americans and European Americans
Thousands of Plains Indians died from 1837 to 1840 because of this
What is the smallpox epidemic
Many Christian missionaries who came to MT failed because of this
What is they did not encourage Indian culture
Without these people's help, the fur trade might never have flourished (done well)
Who are the Metis
This was the trading center located at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers
What is Fort Union
Manuel Lisa's fort a Three Forks failed because of this
What is the Blackfeet didn't want them there and attacked them
The long term effects of Montana's fur trade included increased reliance on trade goods, introduction of people from different regions, and this
What is sending profits from Montana's natural resources to far off places
Free trappers differed from the fur company brigades because they did this
This was a disease that bison caught from settlers' cattle
What was brucellosis
He was the builder of the first trading fort in Montana
Who was Manuel Lisa
The Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company were both British owned trade companies and fierce competitors but eventually did this in the early 1800's
What is merged into one company
Indians participated in the bison trade because of this reason
So many people were willing to face harsh difficulties to join the fur trade for these THREE reason
What is a profit, adventure, and a challenge