social Flashcards
what’s the role of the F/N in the fur trade?
First nations : they provided furs for the fur trade. some acted as middlemen to establish positive trade. many former alliances with the british or french to improve trade
what was the role for the french in the fur trade
french: many people had different roles. some were voyagers, cour de bois or merchants involved in the fur trade
what was the british’s role in the fur trade?
were part of the hudson’s bay company and competed for control of the fur trade with independent traders and later competed with the northwest company
what was the métis role in the fur trade
provided pemmican for the voyagers and were middlemen. were translators and guides. established a permanent settlement at red river
how did the fur trade change over time
- populations of first nations migrated further west expanding their territory
- more fur trading post opened
- more settlements developed in the west
- it moved further west eventually extending from coast to coast
- different f/n became involved in the fur trade as it moved west
what were the consequences of the economic competition on the fur trade on nature and environment?
-the beaver and bison become reduced in numbers from over-hunting for furs
what were the consequences of the economic competition on the fur trade on the haudenosaunee
- become involved in wars against the french and their allies
- their population decreases causing them to “adopt” their captives
what were the consequences of the economic competition on the fur trade on the europeans
established many positive relationships with F/N and at times were in conflict with them. many move west as the fur trade moves west
what were the consequences of the economic competition on the fur trade on the cree
they move with the fur trade and even came into conflict with the blackfoot confederacy as they move west
what were the consequences of the economic competition on the fur trade in the settlement
major settlements are created along the st Lawrence river including montreal and quebec
how might competition in the fur trade have changed the following for the F/N? (The environment)
increased competition would lead to more beavers and other animals being hunted and trapped. F/N depended on animals for food
how might competition in the fur trade have changed the following for the F/N? (the need for new technology)
competition would create the need for more efficient ways of hunting and trapping with technologies such as guns and traps that F/N did not make themselves
how might competition in the fur trade have changed the following for the F/N? (the way F/N used the land)
competition would focus F/N on trapping for trade, instead of just using the land to support their needs for food, clothing and shelter
how might competition in the fur trade have changed the following for the F/N? (family life)
by focusing F/N on trapping and trading, competition would change the way people supported their families
we have learned that many people played a key role in the development of the fur trade. what was the role of F/N WOMEN in the fur trade?
- fur trade depended on their contributions
- many of these woman married french and Scottish trappers
- their marriages allowed for trading alliances with F/N
- were interpreters and business partners for their husbands
- performed many day-to-day tasks essential to the fur trade such as preparing hides, making snowshoes, and clothing
how did the fur trade shape the multicultural nature of canada today?
-was the beginning of the movement of people into the new world -from the first days, everyone had to learn to accept each other and try to get along - as a result, different peoples had to share their ideas, tech, religions, attitudes and values -from those events, we have learned to develop an open and respectful perspective of other peoples values and beliefs -our multicultural nation today had grown out of those early experiences (now diverse -the fur trade contributed to our understanding of different world views and how we fit into this diversity
_____________ competition shaped the fur trade
economic
first nations peoples first contact with europeans, which led to the fur trade, occurred when they…
traded with explorers fishing for cod off the east coast
during the beginning of the fur trade when Europeans and first Nations traded, who benefited, first nations or European or both?
europeans and F/N both benefitted from their early interactions and trade but as the Fur trade developed, it became less beneficial to the F/N
which river became a seaway for developing the fur trade
st Lawrence river
the role of missionaries and missions was to.…
convert the mi’kmaq and other F/N to christians
_____________ were used in the expansion of the fur trade into the territory west of new france
middlemen
people of mixed cultural background such as french and F/N or Scottish and F/N’s are called
métis
the hudson’s bay company had a __________ in the fur trade because they owned most of the fur trading land
monopoly
in economic competition, “winning” means
control of wealth
for F/N peoples, trading meant
peace, new tools, and friendships
during the 1600s the french were allies with the
quendat
the location of quebec as a trading centre for the french was
on the st lawrence river and enabled better trade
which of the following is not a reason for the expansion into the west; A: the lack of pelt supplies in the east. B: the unrest between f/n and the middlemen. C: the treaty of paris D: britain’s hunger for land
B
the métis people settled in an area called
red river
the main push for expanding west and the migration of many people westward was the:
fur trade
the best reason for britain selling rupert’s land to canada was because it
was afraid of an American invasion
after the fur trade declined in the 1800s, trading forts became
permanent settlements
the voyageurs had to portage often. this meant they had to
carry their goods over rapids, including the canoes and pelts
in the 1800s the crew moved westward because
buffalo were disappearing in the east
which two cities were the two main french fur trading and shipping centres during the 1600s
quebec city and montreal
the two main fur trading companies were the
hudson’s bay company and the northwest company
after years of the competition and fighting, in 1821, the two companies in questions 21 merged into one company called the
the hudson’s bay company
this movement of large numbers of people in one direction is known as
migration
define economic competition
competition for control of wealth
define métis
People with French or Scottish and first Nations origins
define flakes
stations used by the British to dry their fish
define pemmican
staple food provided by the first nations to the Europeans
define the middlemen
people who acted as go-betweens between two groups during trade
define monopoly
having control of all resources in an area
define canadien
descendants of settlers of new France
