Trading for goods and services without using money
100
What type of goods would the First Nations peoples receive for their furs?
Iron goods
100
What was the British fur trading company called?
Hudson's Bay Company
100
These adventurous men who met with First Nations to trade furs? (replaced the Ouendat as middlemen)
Coureur de Bois
100
What eventually happened to the Northwest Company?
It merged with HBC and was then called HBC.
200
Francophone
A person whose first language is French
200
What impacts did the decreasing beaver population have on First Nations groups?
They had to move from their traditional territories and ended up in conflicts with teach other over land.
200
Why was Hudson Bay a good location for fur trading factories?
It had rivers flowing to it-easy transportation for First Nations. It was on a big bay-easy shipping back to England. It was in the north-furs were thick and abundant.
200
What form of transportation did most Voyageurs use.
Rivers on Canoes
200
In economic competition, "winning" means
Control of wealth
300
What is a Voyageur?
Adventurous men who paddled up and down rivers and met First Nations to trade goods for furs.
300
Why did French and English being used as the main language of the Fur Trade negatively impact the First Nations?
It caused the First Nations to begin to lose their languages.
300
Where is the "interior" of Canada?
The middle part of North America (not the coast). Refers to things north and west of the St. Lawrence river and south of Hudson Bay.
300
Who are the Metis?
Children of First Nations women and fur traders (usually French, Scottish or English).
300
What was the staple (food source) provided by First Nations to the Europeans?
Pemmican
400
What was the Northwest Company?
A company formed by merchants in Montreal who used to work with the French Fur trade. The NWC competed with the HBC.
400
What happened to the Buffalo?
They were over-hunted.
400
What was the best reason for Britain selling Rupert's Land to Canada was because it.
Was afraid of an American invasion
Wanted money to go to Britain
Had little interest in the fur trade
400
The voyageurs had to portage often. This means they had to
carry their goods around obstacles on the water, including the canoes and pelts.
400
What was the term used for people as go-between involving two groups during trade?
Middlemen
500
What were several uses for a Métis sash?
A sling to lift heavy objects
A towel
Keep your back warm while travelling in canoes
Used as a rope
500
What role did Missionaries play in the fur trade?
Missionaries founded churches, orphanages, hospitals and schools – became foundation of more permanent settlements.
500
The Hudson Bay Company sought partners with these 2 groups of First Nations to work as middlemen between its forts along Hudson Bay and First Nations to the west
The Cree and the Nakoda
500
Why did the Anishinabe choose to convert to Catholicism?
To solidify their military and trading alliance with the French.
500
Who was Peter Pond?
He established the first fur trading post in what is now Alberta, called Fort Chipewyan.