People/Places
We were sent to North America to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
Who are missionaries
What is an animal skin with fur on it?
What is a pelt
This animal was hunted to near extinction so rich and powerful people could show off their status
What is a beaver
Most beavers were trapped during this season because their fur was the thickest.
What is winter
A bale of pelts would weigh how many pounds?
What is 90 pounds
Who were the first two European nations to set up forts and trading posts in North America?
Who were Great Britain and France
Money gained from sale of goods or services?
What are profits
These people DID NOT become wealthy during the fur trade
Who are Native Americans
During this season, animals were not hunted but a big party and trading still took place
What is summer
How many voyaguers were in a canoe?
There would be 8-12 voyaguers in a canoe
I was sent north on the Mississippi River to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Who is Father Hennepin
A source or supply of useful material
What is a resource
Name three things the Native Americans would trade with the Europeans in return for furs?
metal pots, guns, ammunition, traps, beads, blankets, etc
Native Americans harvested wild rice and meat was dried to trade with the Europeans
What is fall
Voyaguers paddled for up to how many hours a day?
What is 15
What two nations were represented in the Fur Trade, by elders?
Ojibwe and Dakota
A person born of American Indian and European parents
Who are metis?
What two things did Europeans want from the fur trade?
furs and profits
During this season, fish were netted and ducks were hunted along with taking canoes out of storage
What is spring
Where does silk come from?
What are worms
We were the hardest workers of the fur trade.
Who are voyageurs
Any European or American involved in the fur trade?
What are fur traders
What replaced the beaver hat?
What are silk hats
Season when the voyaguers would head back with loaded canoes from the fur trade
What is fall
What object, was about a foot long and made out of iron, that was used to hunt muskrats?
What is a spear
These people would talk between the native people and Europeans to make trades.
What is an interpreter
A blood relative or member of a family
What is kinship
These land formations were used to help speed up the transfer of furs to markets and back again
What are great lakes or waterways
This season was busy for beaver hunters and required special shoes to trap and hunt them.
What is winter
What came from the fur trade, that would have an approximate value of over $5000 today? (2002)
A beaver hat