Foundations
What is the name for exchanging goods directly without money?
Barter
What was the name for French traders who navigated through the woods to trade with the First Nations?
Coureur des Bois
What body of water was the central location for British fur trading?
Hudson Bay
What large land animal was almost wiped out in the prairie provinces?
Bison
Which European trade item was worth the most furs?
Guns
What caused the beaver wars?
Low fur supply in Haudenosaunee territory
What company was given a monopoly on trade in Rupert's Land?
The Hudson's Bay Company
What items was traded for furs in for Whoop-Up, causing harm the First Nations?
Alcohol/Whiskey
What fashion item did Europeans make from beaver furs?
Hats
What European power was allied with the Haudenosaunee during the Beaver Wars?
Britain
Where did British trading companies build their forts?
Near important rivers
What food item is made from dried bison meat, dried berries and dried animal fat?
Pemmican
What was the name for the people who funded and organized trade expeditions?
Merchants
What event ended the Beaver Wars?
What was the name of the new trading company that emerged after New France came under British control?
The North West Company
What disease killed nearly 60 percent of the First Nations people in the prairies?
Smallpox
What vehicle did the First Nations use to navigate the river systems of North America?
Canoes
Where did most of the French fur trade take place?
St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes
What major land feature was Alexander Mackenzie the first European to navigate across?