Fur Trade 1
These Indigieous people were responsible for trapping the animals before they were made into pelts. What was their job title?
Hunter.
Why were the Metis essential to the Fur Trade?
They understood the languages, customs, and way of life of both the Europeans and the Indigenous. They were great interpreters.
If you owned a Beaver Hat what did this say about you?
That you were wealthy and important!
Why did Europeans hunt furs in North America?
Europeans hunted beavers in North America because beavers were almost extinct in Europe.
What was every trading post always built near? Why?
Rivers, to make travel between them easier.
Where does the name Canada come from?
The name Canada comes from First Nations word Kanata which means village or settlement.
Name two types of hats made out of beaver pelts.
Multiple answers!
What was the main difference between the Voyageurs and the Couriers des Bois?
-Voyageurs worked for a trading company, and couriers des bois were independent
- Couriers des bois mostly lived like the Indigenous
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Who did the Coureurs de bois work with?
What was the fur on trapped animal called when it was ready to be turned into a hat.
What was called a pelt?
How many years did the fur trading company thrive?
250 years.
What did "Courier des Bois" mean?
Runners of the Woods
What does HBC stand for?
What does "Monopoly" mean?
When one company owns all of a certain resource.
Who still traps these animals and sell their furs under strict rules?
First Nations and Inuit
Why were beavers almost "extinct"?
Over-hunting
Would Canada exist without the fur trade? Explain one idea from the fur trading package to support your answer.
The Fur Trade was "The Business that Created a Country". No, Canada would not have existed without the fur trade. Europeans would not have settled, and there wouldn't have been expansion to the West.
What happened to the HBC and NWC near the end of the Fur Trade?
The British government bought the NWC and they became one company "The Hudson Bay Company.
How many hours a day did the voyageurs and other fur traders paddle for?
10-12 hours a day.
When was the Hudson Bay Company Established?
1670
Name 3 things that you can trade using beaver pelts.
Multiple Answers!
Ex. Kettles, pots, knives, guns, gun powder, beads, etc.
What other furs were traded during the fur trade?
fox, marten, wolf, rabbit....
What was "made beaver"?
It was the Fur trade currency and worked just like money. Indigenous received it when they gave the HBC and NWC beavers. They could use them later to buy items from the fort.