Overview:
-the Fur Traders
traded goods (knifes, utensils, and other metal tools and weapons)
for furs
to keep warm in the long Canadian winter
- They also shipped furs back to Europe
-the Metis were complex souls living their
lives
-the Fur Trade are just trading for life and is the main source
of goods
-in those ways the Metis stayed with the
resources
-the British just came and took over
Canada
- Canada is the second largest country in and it stretches from
the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
traded goods (knifes, utensils, and other metal tools and weapons)
for furs
to keep warm in the long Canadian winter
- They also shipped furs back to Europe
-the Metis were complex souls living their
lives
-the Fur Trade are just trading for life and is the main source
of goods
-in those ways the Metis stayed with the
resources
-the British just came and took over
Canada
- Canada is the second largest country in and it stretches from
the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Before the Fur Trade
-before the arrival of the white men from Europe, there were
about 10,000,000 beavers living in North America
-the beaver did not like to travel or
migrate
-the Fur Trade started because European men wanted beaver
hats
-in 1642, King Charles I gave his nephew, Prince Rupert the land
he owned in Canada
-there were beaver hats in Europe and Russia but in the
16th
century the beavers were almost extinct because they were
trapped
-England was in high demand to make beaver hats and get skins or
pelts from the beaver
-the Hatters of Europe found amazing fur from beavers in North
America
-from far north regions of North America came the richest and
thickest beaver pelts
-the European Hatters eagerly wanted the beaver
pelts
-the nations started the fur trade with the Europeans
-the native people traded beaver coats and pelts for goods like
kettles, knives, and guns
-the native’s lives were easier with these goods
about 10,000,000 beavers living in North America
-the beaver did not like to travel or
migrate
-the Fur Trade started because European men wanted beaver
hats
-in 1642, King Charles I gave his nephew, Prince Rupert the land
he owned in Canada
-there were beaver hats in Europe and Russia but in the
16th
century the beavers were almost extinct because they were
trapped
-England was in high demand to make beaver hats and get skins or
pelts from the beaver
-the Hatters of Europe found amazing fur from beavers in North
America
-from far north regions of North America came the richest and
thickest beaver pelts
-the European Hatters eagerly wanted the beaver
pelts
-the nations started the fur trade with the Europeans
-the native people traded beaver coats and pelts for goods like
kettles, knives, and guns
-the native’s lives were easier with these goods
Lives of the Fur Traders:
-the fur traders had to survive the cold winters
-Native North Americans were the first
traders to the European fur traders
-farmers had to clear their land of rocks
and trees to start their crops
-some diseases were small pox, measles,
whooping cough, and other fevers
-any men and women were part of the history
of the Hudson Bay Company
-Native North Americans were the first
traders to the European fur traders
-farmers had to clear their land of rocks
and trees to start their crops
-some diseases were small pox, measles,
whooping cough, and other fevers
-any men and women were part of the history
of the Hudson Bay Company
Metis in the Fur Trade
-the Metis moved to live near the fur trade
-the Metis traded with the French Fur
Traders.
-the Metis spoke Michef
-the Metis women work as hard as the
men
-the Fur Traders depended on the women for food
-Metis and Indian woman of the northwest seldom received fame or
honour
- The Metis were half aboriginal half French
Canadian
-the Metis traded with the French Fur
Traders.
-the Metis spoke Michef
-the Metis women work as hard as the
men
-the Fur Traders depended on the women for food
-Metis and Indian woman of the northwest seldom received fame or
honour
- The Metis were half aboriginal half French
Canadian
New France:
-New France had a trading fort
-Jacques Cartier left France for the first time in
1534
-Cartier didn’t want the furs, but in fact he wanted to find the
Northwest passage so he could access the east more
easily
-at this time, none of the big European countries were
interested in North America and just saw it as an obstacle to get to the
east
- when Jacques Cartier sailed from St. Malo, France for the new
world in 1534, he didn’t want any furs or how to get them he wanted to find the
northwest passage to make trading with the east
easier
- Jacques Cartier took possession of the New France area in
1534
-Canada’s cold winters made the furs grow long and
thick
-the beaver is Canada’s largest
rodent
-Jacques Cartier left France for the first time in
1534
-Cartier didn’t want the furs, but in fact he wanted to find the
Northwest passage so he could access the east more
easily
-at this time, none of the big European countries were
interested in North America and just saw it as an obstacle to get to the
east
- when Jacques Cartier sailed from St. Malo, France for the new
world in 1534, he didn’t want any furs or how to get them he wanted to find the
northwest passage to make trading with the east
easier
- Jacques Cartier took possession of the New France area in
1534
-Canada’s cold winters made the furs grow long and
thick
-the beaver is Canada’s largest
rodent
HBC vs. NWC:
-the NWC competed for the fur trading spotlight against the
HBC
-in the sport of fur trading, HBC always pulled out ahead of the
opponent
-the North West company challenged the Hudson’s Bay company over
ownership of Rupert’s land
-in 1821 the two companies merged into one eventually
HBC
-in the sport of fur trading, HBC always pulled out ahead of the
opponent
-the North West company challenged the Hudson’s Bay company over
ownership of Rupert’s land
-in 1821 the two companies merged into one eventually
Fur Trade Landmarks:
-now people use money to buy goods
-the Hudson Bay company is now called the Bay and sell goods for
money
- Native North Americans who live in Canada today still trade
furs for other goods
-the Hudson Bay company is now called the Bay and sell goods for
money
- Native North Americans who live in Canada today still trade
furs for other goods
Europeans in the Fur Trade:
-when fishers and explorers from Europe returned from North
America, they brought furs that they had received by trading with aboriginal
peoples
-fur was needed in Europe to make soft hats and other
clothing
-the furs in North America where easy to sell in Europe,
especially beaver pelts
-long before European people came to North America, trade was a
very important part of life for aboriginal
people
-beaver fur from Canada was high quality in European
countries
-aboriginal people in the st.lawernce region initially welcomed Europeans to their
lands
America, they brought furs that they had received by trading with aboriginal
peoples
-fur was needed in Europe to make soft hats and other
clothing
-the furs in North America where easy to sell in Europe,
especially beaver pelts
-long before European people came to North America, trade was a
very important part of life for aboriginal
people
-beaver fur from Canada was high quality in European
countries
-aboriginal people in the st.lawernce region initially welcomed Europeans to their
lands
The Huron:
-the Huron were an alliance of several smaller groups
-they were enemies of the Iroquois in the
Huron
- language, they call themselves “Wendat”, Wendat means“people
of the island”
-the only food in Lake Huron was maize mush which was an Indian
corn mixed with bear grease or bacon fat
-they were enemies of the Iroquois in the
Huron
- language, they call themselves “Wendat”, Wendat means“people
of the island”
-the only food in Lake Huron was maize mush which was an Indian
corn mixed with bear grease or bacon fat
The Iroqouis
-the Iroquois were organized into a league of 5 nations
-these groups were called the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga,
and Seneca
-these groups were called the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga,
and Seneca
Fur Traders Now:
-now people use money to buy goods
-the Hudson Bay company is now called the Bay and sell goods for
money
- Native North Americans who live in Canada today still trade
furs for other goods
-the Hudson Bay company is now called the Bay and sell goods for
money
- Native North Americans who live in Canada today still trade
furs for other goods