1. The Fur Trade (Continued)
But wait, There’s more!

2. Quick Review
Look back over your notes on Phase 1 and 2 of the Fur Trade – What are some key points from each Phase?

3. Phase Three of the Fur Trade – 1670-1760

4. Phase Three of the Fur Trade – 1670-1760
The Hudson’s Bay Company is established in 1670 (yes, the Bay – they’re the same).
This become France’s direct competition for trading
Why were they so successful?
MONOPOLY! As well as combining the two types of imperialist trade that are happening at this point (land and resources)
We also have new middlemen emerge out of the woodwork – the Cree and Nakoda became middlemen for both the British and the French.

5. Phase Three of the Fur Trade – 1670-1760
New Term: Voyageurs
These were men who used canoes and waterways to maintain trade relationships for the French with the First Nations people of the Great Lakes
Read the Red Text on pgs
HOLD UP!
We have now had a lot of different careers that have been created strictly because of the Fur Trade. 1-Minutes brainstorm with the person next to you all of the jobs that didn’t exist until the Fur Trade came along.

6. Jobs Created Due to the Fur Trade

7. Phase Three of the Fur Trade – 1670-1760
Cross-Cultural Marriages
The French start using marriage as a literal “tool of the trade”
Think Critically
How often are marriages (in today’s society) arranged?
The children of these marriages are given the name “Metis”
Who here know that they are Metis or part-Metis?

8. Phase Four of the Fur Trade – 1670-1821

9. Phase Four of the Fur Trade – 1670-1821
Crazy and important things start happening now
New France becomes a British Colony (!!!)
The North West Company is formed
Pemmican starts being traded
Fur Trade moves further West and brings the Missionaries with it
The Metis people develop a rich culture at Red River

10. Reflect and Respond
Read through pgs , and make a list of the things that make the Metis culture distinct/unique. Then answer questions 1-2 on pg. 124