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SS5-Chapter 5

5th Grade - Social Studies - Chapter 5 - Fur Trade

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Profit money gained from the sale of a good or service after all the cost needed to is subtracted from the amount received
resource a source or supply of a useful material(such as fur, wood, or oil
fur trader a term used for a European or American involved in the fur trade. Often it refers to a person in charge of a trading post
pelt an animal skin with fur
hunter A person , usually a man who spends most of his time hunting ,or trapping animals for food and for pelts
guide a person hired to help voyageurs and fur trades find their way through unfamiliar land
Interpreter a person who translates for people who speak different languages
clerk A man who manages the day to day business at the fur trading post.
voyageur A workman who performs the physical labor of the fur trade including transporting beaver pelts and trade goods by canoe.
Compare and contrast the purpose of the fur trade in the American Indian and European cultures The purpose of the Europeans was to make a profit from the fur trade. The American Indians got resources they either needed or wanted from the fur trade.
Explain why explorers and missionaries came to Minnesota Explorers were searching for fame and adventure. Missionaries wanted native to give up their religion in favor of Christianity.
List some of the key trade items desired by both the American Indians and Europeans (European Goods) Clothes made from woven fabric. Colorful glass beads. Brass and tin kettles. Red Dyes. Metal goods (guns and axes)
List some of the key trade items desired by both the American Indians and Europeans (American Indian Goods) Pelts Food Labor Tools Guides Interpreters
Explain how Europeans and American Indians benefited from the fur trade Both groups wanted what the other groups had.
Describe the fur trading activities that happened during The SUMMER Paddled or portage all the pelts Traders, clerks, voyageurs and some American Indians met at "rendezvous to exchange good and furs
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Hunters Dakota and Ojibwe men who spent the winter gathering the valuable beavers, muskrats, otters and other animals to trade. trapped usually in the winter
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Interpreters Dakota or Ojibwe who new native and European languages and helped the traders talk and negotiate with the many Ojibwe and Dakota they met along the way.
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Suppliers Ojibwe and Dakota people who provided the goods Europeans needed to survive the winter. They provide clothing and food.
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Guides Ojibwe and Dakotas who were familiar with the landscape, they helped the Europeans find their way through the woods and rivers.
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Traders Also known as the wintering partner, was in charge of one or more trading posts, partners often travelled from post to post over the winter to oversee the progress of the workers could read and write
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Clerks Worked under the partner. Sometimes was put in charge of a trading post. Managed the day to day business of the trading post. supervised trades could read and write
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Voyagers Ordinary workman who spent much of their time on the water or in the woods Paddled canoes and carried heavy loads. Few could read or write many were French Canadians
Explain their Role in the fur trade: Pelt Preparers. Readied the furs for Trade. Dakota and Ojibwe women carefully cut the skin off the animal and turned it inside out.
Describe how the Europeans adapted to the Dakota and Ojibwe culture during fur trade. They learned multiple languages so they could communicate better. They would marry Dakota/Ojibwe people.
Describe how the Dakota and Ojibwe adapted to the European culture during the fur trade. They would become strong and stay healthy to transport more goods. They would marry Europeans
Explain why fur traders established trading posts and the American Indians established settlements along the rivers and other waterways. American Indian establishments and Fur Trading posts were set up by rivers so it was easier for them to travel. So they wouldn't have to portage their canoes far.
When to French Explorers and fisherman come to eastern Canada? late 1500s
When did Raddison and Groseilliers explore the Upper Mississippi River Valley? 1650s
When did French traders come to trade with the American Indians? 1600s
When did Fur Traders set up trading centers around the Great Lakes and the Dakota/Ojibwe land? early 1700s
When did Great Britain and France fight over control of North America in the French and Indian War? Mid 1700s
When did a few big companies control the North American fur trade? beginning of the 1800s
When were only U.S. citizens allowed to trade in the Snake River area? 1815
When did American Fur Company take control of the fur trade? 1825
Describe the fur trading activities that happened during The AUTUMN -Traveled by canoe to trading post CNW @ Snake river -Clerk checked on hunters,supervised men,kept track of goods -Voyagers carried 90lb packs, fish, chopped wood, portaged,paddled canoes, constructed living quarter -2 groups traded Ojibwe given credit
Describe the fur trading activities that happened during The WINTER -American Indians hunted deer, muskrat, bear & beaver for meat and fur -A.I. women cooked food and prepared furs -Clerks checked other posts -Voyagers build sleds, chopped wood, performed chores for fur traders -Voyagers spent time living with Ojibwe
Describe the fur trading activities that happened during The SPRING - PART 1 -Trader counted beaver pelts -Trader & voyagers left Fort Williams Canada with pelts -Voyagers & A. Indians fixed canoes -Voyagers netted fish & hunted ducks, launched canoes &said good bye to families -A. I. women made maple sugar&prepared pelts
Describe the fur trading activities that happened during The SPRING - PART 2 -Clerk ran day to day operations of post -American Indians made final delivery of pelts, pay off debts & bought extra goods -Traders, Clerks & Voyagers counted bundles pelts in preparations -American Indians acted as guides & interpreters
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