4.1
How did the fur traders benefit?
Got furs and made money
Pierre Le Vérendrye Interaction with First Nations?
made alliances with First Nations
What were the Disadvantages for Fur Trading Forts on Hudson Bay?
Hudson Bay is free from ice only about half the year
Cold/harsh living conditions.
The North West Company was successful because?
The new traders blended the French and English systems.
How First Nations Benefited?
Got metal goods
When did Pierre La Vérendrye travel?
1731-1743
What were the relationships with First Nations from the French fur trade and English fur trade?
Mostly positive
The Hudson’s Bay Company built more trading posts away from the shores of Hudson Bay because?
The NorthWest Company was taking much of their business.
What roles did First Nations women play in the fur trade?
Prepared furs
What did Jean-Baptiste Colbert think about the Fur Trade?
Thought the fur trade should be part of the mercantile system
How did the furs get to the fur trading posts and forts in the French fur trade?
Coureurs de bois went out to First Nations to get the furs
Alexander Mackenzie reached the Arctic Ocean by?
Traveling from Great Slave Lake up the Mackenzie River.
What role did Coureurs de Bois and Voyageurs play in the fur trade?
Travelled to First Nations to trade for furs and transported furs back to the trading post
How did Jean Talon attract colonists?
He used Government money
Who owned the fur trading companies in the English fur trade?
Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) had a monopoly
Who were the Métis?
They were descendants of the children of European fathers and First Nations mothers.
What role did men play in the first nations?
Men hunted/trapped animals
Where did Pierre La Vérendrye travel?
lake Superior to Lake Winnipeg ,Saskatchewan River ,Rockies and travel south into present day United States
The English fur trade locations on the fur trading posts and forts?
At mouths of rivers draining into Hudson Bay (and James Bay)
What role did the voyageurs play in the fur trade?
travelled from trading forts to First Nations with goods to trade for furs.