Fur Trade Basics
What animal's fur was most valuable during the Fur Trade?
What is a beaver?
True or False: Europeans originally came to Canada looking for a route to Asia.
What is True?
True or False: Indigenous people taught Europeans how to survive in Canada.
What is True?
These French-Canadian men paddled canoes to transport furs across Canada.
Who are voyageurs?
These two European countries were the most involved in the Canadian Fur Trade.
What are France and Britain?
Indigenous peoples taught Europeans to use these for winter travel.
What are snowshoes?
This is what Europeans wanted to make with the beaver furs.
What are hats?
Besides furs, Europeans also wanted this from the New World.
What is land, or resources?
This is why Indigenous peoples made such good trading partners.
What is they knew the land and where to find animals?
Name two things Europeans traded for furs.
What are metal tools, blankets, or guns?
This is what Europeans were originally looking for when they found North America.
What is a route to Asia and spices
Indigenous peoples taught Europeans this method of water transportation.
What is canoeing?
This is the season when most fur trapping actually happened.
What is winter?
This is why beaver fur became so popular in Europe.
What is making hats?
Besides hunting skills, Indigenous peoples taught Europeans these survival skills.
What is making shelter, finding food.