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Big Business
Vocabulary
Fur Trade Cycle
Bonus Questions
100

Name 3 things that Europeans needed to survive in the wilderness of Minnesota?

furs, 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

In which (most likely) season was trading given for credit?

Fall or Autumn 

100

True or False? Native Americans had never traded before Europeans arrived. 

False

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

True or False? 

Native American women played an important role in the first trade.

True...very true!

300

Hint: Think about wealth


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

This person is the clerk's boss.

Trader

300

What season did the rendezvous take place in Grand Portage?

Summer

300

True or False?

Beaver pelts were a symbol for social status in Europe.

True

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

Who provided goods, food, and canoes to the Europeans so they could survive the Minnesota winters?

Native American suppliers

400
What season did voyageurs paddle from Montreal to Grand Portage hauling trade goods
Spring
400

Why did the hunters mostly trap in the winter?

The animals had the thickest fur (which was more valuable to the Europeans)

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

Who were the people that carried and canoed the furs to the trading posts?

Voyageurs

500
Name TWO (2) of the fur trading companies that did business in Minnesota.
The Northwest Company The American Fur Company The XY Company
500

Why did Native Americans want manufactured goods from Europe?

They wanted goods such as metal traps, guns, brass tools, tin kettles, beads, dyes, and more because it made life easier for them.