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What does HBC stand for?
What is The Hudson Bay Company?
What is the main difference between a money system and a bartering system?
A bartering system does not require money
What piece of clothing made beaver fur popular in Europe?
Hats!
What does NWC stand for?
The North West Company
Give one example of a good and a service?
A good: Shoes
A service: a haircut
What is a made beaver token?
A form of money made by the Hudsons Bay Company given in exchange for beaver furs
What is a carnivore?
An animal that feeds on another animal
Why did Europeans need to look elsewhere for beaver fur?
Beavers were going extinct in Europe
Why was beaver fur popular?
Beaver fur was waterproof, durable, and soft
What were the two European countries involved in the fur trade?
France and England
Who did all the hunting and trapping at the start of the fur trade?
Indigenous people
What does it mean to have a monopoly over something?
They control all aspects of that thing. The Hudson's Bay Company were the only company allowed to trade furs in Rupert's Land, they had a monopoly over it.
How long did the North West Company last?
38 years
What were the workers of HBC and NWC named?
Baymen and Nor'westers
During the Beaver Wars, what did the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) do to take over Wendat Villages?
Destroyed their villages
During the Beaver Wards, who were allies (friends) with the Wendat people?
The French
How long did the Beaver Wars last?
Nearly 100 years
Where did the Hudson's Bay Company built forts?
Along the shores of the Hudson Bay
What are 2 things trading posts need to be successful?
near waterways, near forests, on flat land, near a meadow, near indigenous people
What are common spaces you would find in a fur trade fort?
living space, garden, supply building, stables, and trading stores.
what were all 5 animals of the fur trade?
Beaver, Red Fox, River Otter, Marten, and Mink
What were the 3 types of clothing that Indigenous people gave to Europeans?
Leggings, mittens, and moccasins
What did Metis women contribute?
They would fish, tend to the garden, heal the sick, and marry European man.
What did Indigenous people lose during the fur trade?
Land, lives, way of living, respect
What is the difference between a trading post and a trading fort?
Post: a store or small settlement
Fort: a large settlement that holds more people for a longer duration of time.