Fur Trade 1
People responsible for catching animals before they were made into pelts. What was their job title?
Hunter/Trapper.
Which group of people, descended from Indigenous women and European traders, became central to the fur trade economy?
Métis
What is a portage?
Carrying a canoe and supplies over land between rivers
This man spent most of his time travelling on the water in a canoe. He would do this for work.
A voyageur
Why did Europeans had to hunt furs in North America?
Europeans hunted beavers in North America because beavers were almost extinct in Europe.
What is Pemmican?
Voyageur's food made of dried meat, fat, and sometimes berries
Where does the name Canada come from?
The name Canada comes from First Nations word Kanata which means village or settlement.
Where did the Hudson’s Bay Company establish many of its early trading posts?
Hudson Bay
Explain the role of a voyageur.
Voyageurs worked for a trading company, and they pick up fur pelts from First Nation people at trading posts far away from the main locations.
What major industry in Europe created the high demand that drove the fur trade?
Fashion Industry
What was the fur on trapped animal called when it was ready to be turned into a hat.
What was called a pelt?
How many years did the fur trading company thrive?
250 years.
If you owned a Beaver Hat what did this say about you?
That you were wealthy and important!
What does HBC stand for? (Hint: This is the name of a major company of fur trade)
Hudson's Bay Company
What does "Monopoly" mean?
When one company owns all of a certain resource.
Who still traps these animals and sell their furs under strict rules?
First Nations and Inuit
Why were beavers almost extinct?
Over-hunting
Would Canada exist without the fur trade? Explain one idea from the fur trading package to support your answer.
The Fur Trade was "The Business that Created a Country". No, Canada would not have existed without the fur trade. Europeans would not have settled, and there wouldn't have been expansion to the West.
What was every trading post always built near? Why?
Rivers, to make travel between them easier.
How many hours a day did the voyageurs and other fur traders paddle for?
10-12 hours a day.
When was the Hudson Bay Company Established?
1670
Name 3 things that you can trade using beaver pelts.
Multiple Answers!
Ex. Kettles, pots, knives, guns, gun powder, beads, etc.
Name 3 types of fur that were traded during the fur trade?
beaver, fox, marten, wolf, rabbit....
Why were Metis essential to the Fur Trade?
With both backgrounds, they understood multiple languages, customs, and way of life of both the Europeans and the Indigenous. They were great interpreters.