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Mr Benson Chap 5
The fur Trade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Profit | Money gained from the sale of a good or service after all the costs needed to make the sale are 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 the trading post. |
| pelt | an animal skin with the fur on it. |
| hunter | a person who spent most of their time hunt ion or trapping animals for food or pelts. |
| guide | a person hired to help voyageurs and fur trader find their way through unfamiliar lands. |
| interpreter | a person who translates for people who speak a different language |
| clerk | a man who managed the day to dat business of a fur trading post |
| voyageur | a workman who performed the physical labor of the fur trade, including transporting beaver pelts and trade good by canoe. |
| Daniel Greysolon | French military officer and fur trader. |
| Louis Hennepin | His wildly exaggerated stories made him famous and sparked Europeans' curiosity about the Upper Mississippi River Valley. |
| Radisson |
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