Phases of the Fur Trade
Key Terms
Expansion West
Impacts of the Fur Trade
Random
100
Phase 1 began in which part of modern day Canada?
East coast/Maritimes, mostly Nova Scotia
100
Coureur de Bois were:
Independent traders who travelled to Indigenous nations and traded with them directly
100
What was the MAIN reason Britain and France started to seek new land during the fur trade?
Supplies of beaver fur became scarce due to overhunting
100
Which country became the dominant power in North America following the fur trade?
Britain
100
T/F: Mr. MacIsaac taught the hockey program when I was a student here
True
200
Phase 2 saw which country dominate?
France
200
A middleman is:
Someone who goes in between two groups to secure goods to make accessible for people who otherwise could not access them
200
Which group of people emerged due to expansion and became a valuable part of the fur trade as guides and interpreters?
The Metis
200
What was the MAIN role Indigenous nations played in the fur trade?
They acted as middlemen and suppliers of furs
200
Which team plays at this stadium?
Tottenham Hotspur
300
Why was the NWC formed?
To compete with the HBC and challenge its monopoly of the fur trade
300
"Metis" means:
Mixed ancestry (European and Indigenous)
300
Which group of people became a vital part of the fur trade as trade routes became longer and longer?
Voyageurs
300
What was the biggest ecological impact of the fur trade?
Overhunting and population decline of animals like the beaver and buffalo
300
Who are these players? (300 points for all, 100 for each one correct)
Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin
400
The HBC sold Rupert's Land because:
It was more valuable to Canada to unite the country and provide security against the US than it was for the HBC's economic interests
400
A voyageur is:
Someone who transported furs on canoes in between fur trading forts
400
Why were the Metis so valuable to the later fur trade?
They could speak multiple languages and understood European and Indigenous culture well
400
What was one POSITIVE aspect of the First Nations and Europeans interacting together during the fur trade?
They gained access to each other's resources and technologies
400
What place have I not travelled to? (Canadian Edition)
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Montreal
- Toronto
Montreal
500
What were two reasons for the decline of the fur trade in the 1800s?
1) Beaver furs were scarce
2) Demand for furs in Europe lessened
3) Security concerns regarding the US became more important to address
500
Define "economic competition"
Trying to beat out another country/company to have the greatest control of wealth/resources
500
Fort Calgary was the first permanent settlement in what later became the city of Calgary. Why was it built where it was?
It was built close to the Bow River to allow for easy transport of furs.
500
The fur trade began the settlement of _______ Canada and led to the ______ emerging as their own, distinct cultural group
WESTERN, METIS
500
Name the players in this photo (250 points for one correct, 500 for both)
Zack Greinke (left), Clayton Kershaw