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Chp. 5 The Fur Trade
Review your chapter terms.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| voyageur | a workman who performed the physical labor of the fur trade, including transporting beaver pelts and trade good by canoe; uneducated, usually from French Canada |
| clerk | a man who managed the day-to-day business at a fur trading post; educated |
| fur trader | a term used for a European or American involved in the fur trade; a person who oversaw one or more trading posts; well-educated and usually from a wealthy family. |
| partner | an owner of the fur trading company that lived in Europe and ran the business from there; sometimes came to the rendezvous |
| rendezvous | an annual summer meeting of people involved in the fur trade |
| portage | the place where boats and/or goods are carried overland from one stretch of water to anohter |
| pelt | an animal skin with fur on it |
| Metis | mixed-race between American Indian women and European fur traders |
| profit | the money gained from the sale of a good or service after all the costs are subtracted from the amount received |
| resource | a source or supply of a useful material (such as wood, fur, or oil) |
| guide | a person hired to help voyageurs and fur traders find their way through unfamiliar lands |
| interpreter | a person who translates for people who speak different languages |
| hunter | a person (during the fur trade area it was usually a man) who spent most of his time hunting and trapping animals for food and for pelts |
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