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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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From the beginning, what role did natives play in the fur trade?

A

The natives took over a part of the fur business and became entrepreneurs and mediated between Europeans and other native groups

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When native people first encountered Europeans how did the relationship develop into one of mutual dependency?

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The traders bought furs, which natives could get relatively easily, and sold goods that first Nations people wanted

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What was the preferred business arrangement over which fur trading companies would guard furiously?

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A Monopoly

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After the fall of New France who took over the fur trade from the French?

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Scottish and American entrepreneurs eventually came together who formed the Northwest Company

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Between which two fur trading companies did a strong rivalry develop?

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Between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the Northwest Company

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True or false. The fur traders were not colonists.

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True

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Why?

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They had no desire to settle permanently in the lands where they traded. They exploit land for profit and are constantly traveling. They would never be at the colonies if they had one

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Fur traders were also called..

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Economic Imperialists

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What was the significance of the beaver hat, in European society?

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They were a symbol of social superiority

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What was Pierre Radisson’s experience with the native people?

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He was a Coureurs de Bois and had been a prisoner of the Mohawks for many years.

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What had Médart de Groseilliers learned from the Hurons?

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About untouched fur lands in the north of Lake superior

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How did the government of New France respond to the discovery of rich fur trading territory in Hudson’s Bay by Radisson and Groseilliers?

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They confiscated the riches and refused to even consider a trade based on Hudson’s Bay.

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Why did Radisson and Groseilliers travel to England in 1669?

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For support in their scheme

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Why were King Charles 2nd and his cousin Prince Rupert considered to be economic imperialists?

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They felt they had the right to take over any land that would provide wealth

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What kind of pay did Europeans receive while working in an HBC factory or fort?

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All people received a salary and were expected to work long hours.

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What was life like for workers in the HBC trading posts?

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Life was dull and filled with routine chores. Many people got tired of others company.

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Following the fall of New France in 1763, who were the heirs to the old fur-trading companies?

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The Northwest Company was a partnership of Scottish and American capitalists. They moved to Montreal after the fall of New France

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In 1783 what did the smaller, old fur-trading companies do to compete with the HBC?

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A number of small companies merged to form the Northwest Company

18
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Where did the Northwest Company establish fur trading territory?

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They built many trading posts throughout the interior of the west and the north as well.

19
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How did the HBC respond to the competition with NWC?

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It force the HBC to build inland posts. Competition became fierce.

20
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What factors enabled indigenous people on the Pacific Coast north of Oregon to resist surrendering their rights to Europeans?

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The coast Indians had large populations and powerful, well organized societies.

21
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In the Nootka Sound area of Vancouver Island, what leader of the native people demand respect from the Europeans?

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Maquinna

22
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What Spanish explorers explored the Northwest Coast between 1774 and
1779?

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Juan Perez and Bodega Y Quadra

23
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Who was Vitus Bering?

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A Dane sent to look for land suitable for a Russian colony.

24
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What kind of trade did Bering and Russian traders, start in the Pacific Northwest?

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A brisk trade in skins.

25
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What was the impact of this Russian trade?

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They were soon joined by American and English captains who slaughtered millions of sea otters and fur seals.

26
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Why did the fur trade work well with the lifestyle of many native peoples?

A

Hunters continued their way of life, and woman continue to prepare pelts and preserve food.

27
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Apart from the trade in furs, how did fur traders at trading posts benefit from native assistance?

A

The natives supplied food

28
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In what way was the fur trade much more than buying and selling?

A

It was also a meeting of cultures. Both groups had to learn to deal with different customs.

29
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Explain how the fur trade may have been considered as mutual exploitation between the Europeans the natives.

A

Traders wanted to get the best deal possible but natives were constantly demanding to be given honest prices on the goods they bought.

30
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Name ways in which fur-trade impacted the native peoples of Canada.

A

Natives became dependent on European goods for their own survival.

31
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Who were the country wives?

A

Native or Métis women.

32
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Although Indigenous women worked as hard as the European fur traders and explorers, how are they treated?

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They are scarcely even mentioned in the journals of fur traders or explorers.

33
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Who was Thanadelthur?

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A young, Chipewyan woman. Made peace between the Cree and HBC.

34
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Why did the HBC and and NWC become such rivals?

A

There was a great deal of money to be made in fur trade. The two companies tried every trick in the book to take customers away from each other.

35
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Who was Lord Selkirk and why did he established the Red River Colony?

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He was a philanthropist. Concerned about the terrible poverty and wanted to help.

36
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How did he obtained the money for his land?

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Because he owned many shares in the company of Hudsons Bay.

37
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For the first two years, why did the Red River colonists have to rely on the Métis and the NWC in order to survive?

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They didn’t know much about agriculture and didn’t have much to cultivate the land with.

38
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After the merger of the HBC and NWC in 1821, how were furs shipped from Canada to Europe?

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Through Hudson’s Bay.

39
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Who was the “Little Emperor”?

A

George Simpson.

40
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What was his role in the fur trade?

A

He promoted conservation and brought back the dwindling wild stocks of fur- bearing animals.

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