OC4: The Fur Trade

Question 1

What are the 5 phases of the Fur Trade?

Answer 1

1. Initial Contact
2. Expansion
3. Consolidation
4. Decline
5. Resurrection

Phase 1: The Early Fur Trade.
Phase 2: Expansion Inland.
Phase 3: Rival Networks.
Phase 4: The Drive West.
Phase 5: Monopoly in The West.

Question 2

What resource began phase 1 of the Fur Trade?

Answer 2

Beaver pelts

Question 3

Name some of the tribes that became partners with the French in the fur trade.

Answer 3

• Algonquin
• Huron
• Iroquois

Need to check this card for alignment with textbook.

Question 4

What is a middleman?

Answer 4

An intermediary who facilitates trade between two parties

Question 5

What are the two main fur trading companies this chapter talks about?

Answer 5

• Hudson’s Bay Company
• North West Company

Question 6

What kinds of things did the Métis do in the fur trade?

Answer 6

• Trapping
• Trading
• Guiding

Question 7

What is pemmican?

Answer 7

A concentrated mixture of fat, protein, and carbohydrates, traditionally made by Native Americans.

Question 8

How did the Fur trade influence migration of people?

Answer 8

It encouraged movement towards trading posts and areas rich in fur-bearing animals, leading to population shifts.