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fur trade
Question | Answer |
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when was the fur trade | early 1600s |
who was in the fur trade | french explorers and american indains |
where was the fur trade | along the valley of the st. lawrence river (eastern canada) |
what were American indains goods | beaver mink other animals |
what were french explorers goods | blankents jewelre metal goods (knives,kettles,guns |
by the 1700s how had the fur trade changed | they were trading pelts and trders from french,hollen,and great britain were trading |
why did europeans what beaver furs | the beavers were made into fur hats which was a sympol rich and powerful |
why did american indains want goods | they wanted woven fabrics because they were more comorable brace and tin kettels because they were fire proof |
what did the trader do | the trader coukd read and write the more furs they got the more money they got |
what was the traders backround | the trader came from a wealthy family |
what did the clerk do | the clerk worked under the trader the clerk could read and write |
what was the clerks backround | clerks were young man who dreamed of coming a trader |
what did the voyageur do | the voyageur paddled 18 hours a day |
what was the voyageurs backround | were sons of farmers few could read and write |
what were the roles of indain men | they cought the animals and traded with the europeans |
what happented in the winter | they indains and traders traded indains collected and prepared the furs |
what happened in the spring | indains colected last furs of the season traders preared for depature |
what happened in the summer | indains retuerned to summer camps trader men reteruned to grand portage for the relhdezvous |
what happened in the fall | indains traveled to winnter hunting grounds |
why did explorers and mission come to MN | some wanted fameand adventure missionaries wanted indains to give up their religions in favor of christaianitey |