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How did the various peoples in North America both work together in the fur trade and compete to control it?

Together with a partner use a dictionary, and your text to develop a definition of the word: Ethnocentric Keep the following question in mind. How might ethnocentricity impact the events occurring in New England, Rupertsland, and New France?

When people or countries trade, each side must benefit? During the fur trade in North America, what goods and services were traded, and by who? The first nations people traded furs to the Europeans. The first nations people were mostly interested in the metal tools that the Europeans brought

What does it mean to Barter? The barter system is a system where people trade goods. In Europe metal coins were used as money, and they also traded goods. The first nations people had no form of currency (money). The first nations people had been trading tabacco, corn, furs, and pottery for hundreds of years.

Before trade began Before any trade took place, the traders would spend time together to establish a good relationship, this would establish a good basis for trust.

The key players in the fur trade The three key players were the first nations, the merchants, and the coureurs de bois and voyagers On a blank sheet of paper: What was the role of each of these groups. What part did they play in the fur trade?

How did the first nations help out the fur traders Remember that the fur traders had difficulty living in the Canadian wilderness. The first nations showed the Europeans, how to find food, How to cure scurvy, Teach them how to dress in cold weather, provide them transportation in the form of canoes, snowshoes, and toboggans, shared their knowledge of the region, translated trade deals with other groups of first nations, and provided a work force.

The role of first nations women Although the women didn’t do much hunting or trapping, in what ways do you think the women were involved? Preparing furs: Before the furs could be sold they had to be fleshed, stretched and cured. Working on the forts Working on the road: all though roads as we think of them didn’t exist, the women often paddled canoes and performed other forms of transport. Sharing language and geography skills.

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