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how did the fur traders benefit
they got furs and made money
who were the three key officials The King of France appointed.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Jean Talon,and Marquis de Frontenac.
what Relationship did the french and the british have with First Nations
mostly positive
who were the Méti people
They were descendants of the children of Europopian and the first nations
how did the first nations benefit
they Got metal goods
what were some of the effects of La Grande Paix
Coureurs de bois could travel safely and the beaver population decreased
How did the furs get to the fur trading forts
First Nations transported
What role did the voyageurs play in the fur trade
Travelled to First Nations to trade the furs and then travelled back to trading forts with the furs.
what were the three main groups of the fur trade
first nations, Merchants, and Coureurs de Bois
what was La Grande Paix
The Great Peace of Montreal
Who owned the english fur trading companies?
Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) had a monopoly
What caused the competition in the fur trade in Alberta
they both wanted more fur than the other
what were some of the metal materials the first nations got from the fur trade
cloth, pots, knives, axes, copper wire, guns
what year did the peace of La Grande Paix end
the 1750s
when is Hudson Bay free from ice
about half the year
how did Alexander Mackenzie reach the Arctic Ocean
he traveled from Great Slave Lake up the Mackenzie River.
how did the barter system work
materials are traded for other materials
what did Pierre La Vérendrye do for france
claimed much of northern Ontario for France and his “discovery” of the Saskatchewan River made it a major route for fur traders
How did the furs the english collected get back to england
via Hudson Bay
how did Alexander Mackenzie finally reach the Pacific ocean
he traveled up the Peace River and down the Bella Coola River.