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Trade
Big Business
Workers of the Fur Trade
Fur Trade Cycle
Impact
100
Name one way American Indian women were important in the fur trade
They were.... pelt preparers married traders interpreters
100
Name 3 things (besides furs) that Europeans needed to survive in the wilderness of Minnesota?
food (wild rice, maple sugar, meat), guides, interpreters, canoes
100
Dakota or Ojibwe person who helped traders find their way through unfamiliar lands
guide
100
What season did the rendezvous take place in Grand Portage?
Summer
100
Why did the fur trade begin in Minnesota?
Europeans over-hunted animals in Europe and found animals to hunt in Minnesota.
200
Europeans and Fur Traders traded to make__________, whereas Natives traded to get things they needed or wanted
money....or a profit
200
How would Native Americans and European traders communicate if they could not speak each others' languages?
They used interpreters
200
who kept track of accounts, supervised trade and managed the day-to-day business at the trading post?
clerk
200
In which season did the hunting/trapping of animals take place because their furs were thick?
Winter
200
What were the name of the mixed-race European and Native American children?
the Metis
300
Name at least 3 European trade goods that the Natives wanted or needed...(Hint: think about the items you traded when we had the Fur Trade activity in class)
Metal objects (Kettles, traps, musket balls, guns, knives, axes...) Cotton or wool (Blankets, shirts, pants) Tobacco Gun powder
300
During the 200 year fur trade the Fur Traders and Companies became very ___________________, while the Natives became very ______________.
During the 200 year fur trade the Fur Traders and Companies became very RICH while the Natives became very POOR.
300
The clerk's boss
trader
300
Describe how the Europeans and Native Americans worked together to ensure the best trades.

They worked together through marriage, giving each other food, shelter, learning about languages, cultures, provided guides and interpreters.

300
Europeans valued expensive beaver felt hats as a symbol of _________ ____________
social status
400
How did the Europeans benefit from the fur trade?

They received furs to sell and make profit, food for the guided days, canoes, etc.

400
How did European traders use Native American traditions to support business?
Generosity - They gave gifts to strengthen relationships Kinship - Traders married Native American women, becoming part of her family and gaining more customers
400

How did the Native Americans benefit from the fur trade?

Native Americans received trade goods (like pots, pans, blankets, firearms, beads, etc.) that made their life easier or simpler.

400
What season did voyageurs paddle from Montreal to Grand Portage hauling trade goods
Spring
400
Around what year or decade did the fur trade end in Minnesota?
The fur trade ended around the 1850's
500
How did the Native Americans "pay" for the European goods?
They used the credit system.
500
Why were trading posts and exchange posts located near rivers and lakes?
It was easy to transfer furs and goods by water (using canoes and ships)
500

Describe the competition within the Fur Trading companies.

The first ones there (with the strongest, quickest, etc. team) would receive better trades.  The best furs (biggest and beavers) would give them more money for the company and more money as profit.

500

Why did the Europeans, British, AND new Americans explore the Native American territories (in what we now call Minnesota)?

First = furs

Second - all the other natural resources they found in Minnesota (wood/trees, iron ore, water, etc.)

More open land to more new immigrants into.

500
How did the Fur Trade change the CULTURE of the Native Americans?
Native Americans began living differently than they had in the past. They went from living off the land and animals to relying on the Europeans to give them trade goods.