Social Studies Fur Trade Flashcards
what did each group get out of the fur trade
American Indians: things they didn’t have
Europeans: money and a profit
Why did American Indians want trade goods and why did Europeans want furs. Worth 5 points.
The American Indians wanted things they didn’t have like cloth and mateirial, brass tin and kettels,and dyes. The cloth and material was a lot easier to sew than leather was. Brass tins and kettles made cooking easier and the red dyes were good for decorating their clothing. They also wanted tools like guns and axes because they made their lives simpler. Europeans wanted ( mostly beaver pelts) furs because they made them into hats and that was a symbol of the rich and powerful and people were willing to pay a lot of money for them. They wanted money and a profit.
How was the Indian lifestyle changed by the fur trade
they were losing traditions of ways to do things
started reling on trade goods more and more
made axes from stone less than from steel
two important activities in each season and who did it.
SUMMER- had rendezvous and workers counted and repacked and loaded the pelts for the trip through the great lakes to Montreal
AUTUM- canoes came with trade goods and voyageurs caught fish and cut fire wood for the coming winter
WINTER- hunted for deer, bears, muskrats, and beavers to feed their families and chopped wood and built sleds
SPRING-netted fish and hunted ducks and took canoes out of storage and repaired them
pelt preparer
dakota and ojibwe women redeid the furs for trade by cutting off animal skin and turning it inside out
fur trader
a European or American involved in the fur trade often referring to a person in charge of a trading post
pelt
an animal skin with fur on it
hunter
someone who spent most of their time hunting or trapping for food or pelts
guide
a person hired to help voyageurs and traders find their through unfamilier lands
interpreters
a person who translates for people who speak different languages
Clerk
The man who managed the day to day business at the trading post
Voyageur
Someone who did the physical labor of the fur trade including transporting furs and goods by canoe
Supplier
Ojibwe and Dakota who provided goods the Europeans needed to survive the winter
True or false, The American Indians did not trade before the Europeans came
False
What was the purpose of the Indians trading
Do you get items they didn’t have
What was the purpose of the Europeans trading
To make money or earn a profit
What were the three reasons for exploration
- Resources
- Fame and fortune
- Teach Christianity to Indians
What did some of the trade goods include
Clothing made of fabric, blankets, jewelry, knives
, kettles, guns, Glass beads, red dyes,and needles
Why did the Indians want clothing made of fabric, glass beads, brass and tin kettles, red dice, and axes and guns
Clothing was less work than sewing leather and it was comfortable glass beads were a new way to decorate moccasins and bags brass tin and kettles made cooking easier and were more durable and red dyes to decorate clothing axes and guns made life simpler
What kind of pelts were the most popular
Beaver pelts
Why did the Europeans want beaver pelts
Because the hats were symbol of rich and powerful, people were willing to pay a lot for them, and they hunted the near extinction in Europe.
True or false, people wanted food labor and tools also not just furs
True
What did the Europeans get for transportation
Canoes from the native people, guides to help them navigate and unfamiliar land, interpreters needed it so traders could communicate with the Dakota and Ojibwe
What was the biggest trading company
The North West Company
Where was the North West Company
At grand portage
True or false they set up a new post on snake river and it is called Grand Pine trading company
False
How did the Europeans get used to the American Indian customs?
They gave presents to strengthen ties, married Dakota and Ojibway woman to create kinship, and did simple exchanges of items
How did the Indians become more efficient at gathering furs
They used steel traps and spearheads, and chisels and axes to cut into muskrat lodges
Two or false, the American Indians started to rely on European goods and their life started came to change
True
True or false, in the 1700s the American Indians mostly trade with the British
FALSE
Who did the American Indians trade with in the 1700s
The French
Who do the American Indians trade with in the late 1700s
British because they won the war
What did the Indian women do in the fur trade
Cleaned Pelts, provided resources, learn French and English to interpret, and married traders Etc.
What is the mixed-race of European and Indian
The Metis
How did the Dakota and Ojibway start relying too much on trade goods
They lost to traditional ways of making and doing things
By what year did the American fur company in control
1825
By 1825 what company was in control
The American fur company
What was the new fur trading company on snake river
pine Country
