How did the French protect and control their interests in the fur trade?
They built forts and stockades along the waterways.
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What trade item was most important to the French?
Animal fur; beaver fur, in particular
100
Which Native American tribe had a long history of conflict with those tribes native to "Indiana?"
The Iroquois
200
An area of land controlled by an outside government
Territory
200
The French came to North America to:
Trade for animal furs; to claim land; but not to colonize on a large scale.
200
Why were forts built along the waterways?
That is how most people traveled in those days. A fort would have a trading post and people could stop and trade.
200
Name 2 items that came from Europe that were traded for the furs.
Weapons, metal pots and pans, blankets, European style clothing, tools such as knives, axes, farming tools, building tools.
200
Which European power became an enemy of the French here in North America?
The British
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A settlement in a new land that remains loyal to their home country.
Colony
300
The French arrived after the British and settled in "Canada", which they called:
New France
300
What fort became the largest French settlement in "Indiana"?
Vincennes
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What types of challenges did the trappers and traders face in "Indiana?"
Dense forests, lack of maps, dangerous animals,
300
What caused the French and the British to become involved in conflict here in North America?
The British began to "take away" French trade partners among the Native tribes.
400
A group or several smaller groups joined for a common purpose.
Confederacy
400
The French explorer who became the first European to step into "Indiana"
Rene Robert de La Salle
400
What had happened when La Salle came through "Indiana" the second time and what did he do about it?
The Native Americans had begun fighting one another. La Salle gathered them all and negotiated a peace treaty so he could continue establishing trading posts and exploration.
400
Why were furs so valuable back in Europe?
Most of the beaver and other fur baring animals had become nearly extinct
400
Why did some tribes prefer to trade with the British instead of the French?
The British had better made goods at a lower trade cost. They signed treaties with the British.
500
A defensive fence around a fort
Stockade
500
What did La Salle call the region surrounding the Mississippi River?
Louisiana
500
Explain how the furs got from North America to Europe.
Trappers, French or Native American, gathered the furs and traded them at the trading posts for goods they wanted or needed. From there, Voyageurs took the furs to New France and picked up trade goods to bring back to the trading posts. The furs were then shipped back to France on trading company ships where they were sold at high prices.
500
What "human" challenge interfered with the French fur trade?
The British began to trade with long-time French trade partners in the Native American tribes. Many began to sign trade treaties with the British.
500
Describe the sequence of events in The French and Indian War.
The British began to trade with French allies. The British began to build trading posts on land the French considered their own territory and British settlers began to move onto the land. War broke out in 1754, with the French winning most early battles. Later, the British began to gain victories, and outnumbered the French. The British win the war and gain control of the fur trade and all the former French territories including where Indiana is today.