Important Groups/People
They created the HBC and the NWC. They eventually sold Rupert's land to Canada.
What is British?
The phase where:
-The NWC and the HBC merged together
- Fur Trade was at its lowest
-HBC started to lose their power and money
Phase 5: Monopoly in the West
Which company was Competing against The Hudson bay company
The north west company
The original name for the Canadian land, under Britain's control.
What is Rupert's land?
They worked with Indigenous groups during the Fur Trade.
What is French?
The phase where:
-The fishing for cod began
-Relationships of peace and friendships where made by trade
-No permanent settlements
Phase 1: The Early Fur Trade
A important resource in the early fur trade at high demand.
What is cod fishes/fishing
Small cakes made from lean, dried meat, fat and berries.
What is pemmican
Hired men to travel by canoe on the St Lawrence river
What is voyager
The phase where:
-The NWC was made
-New France became a British colony
-Pemmican trade devloped
Phase 4:The Drive West
Which group started trading with the first nations in the 1500s-1603
Who are the first nations?
People who tried to convert the First Nations to Christianity
Who is Jesuits
A French trader
Who is Coureurs de bois
The phase where:
-Voyageurs Appeared
-Francophone Metis originated in this phase
-Cree middlemen emerged
Phase 3: Rival Networks
Which company was established in 1670 in Canada.
What is the Hudson's bay company
Animal skins with the fur still on
What are pelts?
They understood both the Europeans and First Nations ways. They are also bilingual, which means they speak more than 1 language.
What is Metis?
The Phase where:
-The French war with the haudenosaunee began
- Coureurs de Bois emerged
- intense hunting of animalsP
Phase 2: Expansion Inland
Which two groups supported the haudenosaunee during the war with the french?
Who are the Dutch and British?
Trading Post in Edmonton that started in 1795
What is Fort Edmonton/Edmonton House