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Period: 1500 to
The beginning of the fur trade
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Period: Jul 9, 1500 to Jul 9, 1500
Voyageurs
They were french-Canadian explorers who engaged in the transporting of furs across the rivers in canoes. Jacques Cartier looks for gold in Canada but finds that there is an abundance of natural resources such as fish and furs. -
Feb 21, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier sent two men in canoes to trade with first Nation's people. They traded pots, knifes and other iron goods for beaver pelts. -
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Development different companies
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Indigenous people and the fur trade
When Europeans came to Canada they saw that there was lots of fur animals and that the First Nations had these furs due to them hunting in the area, so the Europeans decided to trade with them. -
Hudson Bay becomes company
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Some cool people do some cool stuff
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David Thompson
Born April 30 1770 - February 10 1857
David Thompson is a British-Canadian surveyor, map creator, and fur trader. He also was one of the first people to actually map out northern America. -
The Northwest Company becomes a Company
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Saskatchewan River Fur Trade
This is a river that splits up one that goes up, to the north which has many beavers and other fur animals running around, then there was the south Saskatchewan river that was a prairie river with few furs. -
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Privately funded Fur Trading Company
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Created the Pacific Fur Company
The privately funded company is solely funded by John Jacob Astor, that sent both fur traders on sea and as well as land. -
Lord Selkirk
He was given the Red River Colony in 1811 by the Hudson Bay Company. -
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Other stuff is happening
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Sir James Douglus
He was first governor of the colony of British Columbia, he also worked for both the Hudson bay company as well as Northwest Company. -
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End of the fur trade
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End of the fur trade
The fur trade slowly collapsed because of the lack of furs around, due to many people hunting in the area excessively and the few remaining First Nations around to actually assist the Europeans and keep the fur trades going. The Europeans switched to silk hats which killed the fur trade with a fatal blow.