grade 5 social. the fur trade was started when the first europeans came to canada. both the first...
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Grade 5 Social
The fur trade was started when the first Europeans came to Canada.
Both the First Nations and Europeans had something that other did not have.
The first trade was probably a knife, pot or blanket for a beaver fur.
Trading took place because there was not any money back in that time.
Both the Europeans and First Nations both had goods that the other wanted.
The First Nations had furs and food that the Europeans needed to survive and wanted to have.
The Europeans had goods like a pots, knives, muskets, blankets, coats, etc.
They would meet and discuss what each item could be traded for.
A beaver fur could be traded for a blanket
A wolf fur could be traded for a musket
A rabbit fur could have been traded for a knife.
People over in Europe all wanted the furs from the new world
The most popular item was the beaver hat.
Everyone wanted a beaver hat, so that caused more people to go over to the new world to get beaver fur.
As the settlements grew, posts were established all around the new world.
The Fur Trade posts were a place were people could go and trade their furs.
These posts were built near water.
They were surrounded by a wall.
The post master organized and over saw all trades.
The first nations trapped the animals for their fur.
They traded with the Europeans for goods.
They also hunted food and traded it.
Some tribes built their homes around forts.
It means “runner of the wood”
These were Europeans who learned how to hunt and trap like the First Nations.
They lived like the First Nations.
They went out and traded with the First Nations. They were independent.
They did not have permission of the French government.
They later became the Voyageurs.
He was sent by Champlain to live with the Huron in 1610.
He learned their customs and way of life
He was the first Coureur des Bois.
He helped as a interpreter, explorer, and with the fur trade.
They were licensed, second generation coureur des bois.
They worked for fur trade companies.
They transported goods to the various posts around Canada.
They were strong men, who traveled by canoe.
They were known for their red sashes.
They also went and traded furs with First Nations
This fur trade company was first established at York (Toronto) on the Hudson’s Bay.
It controlled much of the fur trade in the English controlled colonies in Canada.
It is own of the oldest companies in the world
It once was the largest landowner in the world. Rupert’s Land
It was started by Radisson and Groseilliers
Was a fur trade company based in Montreal.
Went out and got the furs from the First Nations.
Eventually merged with the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Establishment of many settlements by French and English
Population growth in Canada
Learned customs.
Fights over land between the Europeans and first Nations
Diseases
Unfair Trade