FUR TRADE BASICS
What animal's fur was one of the most important products in the fur trade?
Beaver
What were trading posts used for?
Trading and meeting people
What does HBC stand for?
Hudson's Bay Company
Who hunted and trapped animals for their furs?
Hunters and trappers
Which groups of women played an important role in the fur trade?
First Nations and Métis women
Where were many furs shipped from North America?
Europe
Name one thing stored in trading posts and forts.
Goods, supplies, or medicines
Name one company involved in the fur trade.
Hudson's Bay Company or North West Company
Who helped people communicate between different languages and cultures?
Interpreters
What did First Nations and Métis women help connect?
European traders with First Nations and Métis communities.
Why were furs valuable in Europe?
There was a low supply of furs.
What did people use trading posts and forts for when they needed a place to stay?
Lodging
Why did European companies compete with each other?
They wanted control of the fur trade.
Who helped people find their way through unfamiliar areas?
Guides
What is an intermediary?
Someone who helps connect or communicate between people or groups.
What did Europeans send to North America in exchange for furs?
Manufactured goods
Why did Europeans build more trading posts and forts?
To expand the fur trade and control more territory.
What did companies build farther north and west to expand the fur trade?
Trading posts and forts
What were voyageurs?
People who transported goods and furs by canoe.
Why were First Nations and Métis women important to the fur trade?
They helped build relationships and connect European traders with Indigenous communities.
What is the process of exchanging goods without using money called?
Bartering
True or False: Trading posts were only used to store furs.
False
True or False: The Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company competed with each other.
True
What was a coureur des bois?
A French-speaking person who travelled and traded in the fur trade.
True or False: The fur trade could succeed without the contributions of First Nations and Métis women.
False