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The English Fur trade
Conversion in the west
Conversion in the west 2
Impact of contact
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What are some advantages of the Hudson Bay
Northern furs are better because animals grow the thickest furs in the coldest climates. .There are many rivers flow into Hudson Bay; they provided good transportation routes for the First Nations trapppers. .The large ships could deliver heavy supplies directly to English forts while shipping to the French forts involves many routes and much time.
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Who are the Nor`westers
.The Nor’westers were a group of new traders from Montréal formed the North West Company, (in 1779).
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Who iwas Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie was a veteran Nor’wester who had come to Canada from Scotland to work in the fur trade when he was just 15 years old.
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The First Nations borrowed whose technology
Europeans
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How was the English fur trade different from the French fur trade
The English were not interested in building a colony in Canada
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What is the goal of the North West Company
.The goal of the North West Company was to make money rather to build a colony.
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Which two companies were rivals
The HBC and North West Company were rivals and competed in who could get more posts and sell more fur.
200
Europeans made lots of money and claimed whose land
They claimed the First Nation land
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Why did the First Nations build houses beside forts
So they can work their as wood cutters and goods loaders
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Who are the Metis
Metis were the children of European fathers and First Nation Mothers
300
In what year did Alexander try a new path out north where did it take him and what did he call the river
In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie tried a long river out north it took him to the Arctic Ocean he called the “river of Disappointment.
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How did the First Nations way of life change when they met the Europeans
It eroded their societies and led to loss of land
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Why did the English fur traders find life harder in the forts
Because it was colder and very snowy
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What was the language of the western fur trade
French was the language of the western fur trade.
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True or false Explorers could not get past the Rockey Mountains Alexander Mackenzie wanted to solve this problem.
True
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How did the First Nations and Europeans got to know each other
They found things to admire in each others culture
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why are northern furs better
Because fur grows thicker in cold places
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Who iwas Peter Pond
Peter Pond was an American trader who built a trading post on the Athabasca River in Alberta.
500
True or false The voyageurs worked for the Nor’westers until 1821 when the HBC bought the North West Company.
True
500
About how many members of the Kainai First Nations died from consuming poison in whiskey
About 70 members