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What was the primary item that Europeans traded with indigenous people during the fur trade?
What was the primary item that Europeans traded with indigenous people during the fur trade?
- Beaver pelts (correct)
- Buffalo horns
- Bear fur
- Deer hides
How long did the fur trade between Europeans and indigenous people continue?
How long did the fur trade between Europeans and indigenous people continue?
- Less than 100 years
- Exactly 200 years
- Around 150 years
- More than 250 years (correct)
What impact did the fur trade have on the relationship between American Indians and Europeans?
What impact did the fur trade have on the relationship between American Indians and Europeans?
- It had no impact on their relationship
- It led to isolation of American Indians
- It led to both cooperation and conflict (correct)
- It only led to conflict
What was the main reason behind the demand for beaver pelts in Europe?
What was the main reason behind the demand for beaver pelts in Europe?
What was the primary focus of the British and French fur trade in North America?
What was the primary focus of the British and French fur trade in North America?
Which region was home to the most important players in the early fur trade?
Which region was home to the most important players in the early fur trade?
What time period did the fur trade between the British, French, and indigenous peoples span?
What time period did the fur trade between the British, French, and indigenous peoples span?
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The British and French fur trade had a significant impact on indigenous peoples, the role of fur companies, economic aspects, major trading posts, competition, and conflict. The fur trade began in the 1600s and continued for more than 250 years, with Europeans trading with indigenous people for beaver pelts, which were in demand for felt hats in Europe
- Impact on Indigenous peoples: The fur trade led to cooperation and conflict between American Indians and Europeans. It fostered relationships between Europeans and indigenous peoples, as the French gave European goods to indigenous people in exchange for beaver pelts [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] [127] [128] [129] [130] [131] [132] [133] [134] [135] [136] [137] [138] [139] [140] [141] [142] [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] [152] [153] [154] [155] [156] [157] [158] [159] [160] [161] [162] [163] [164] [165] [166] [167] [168] [169] [170] [171] [172] [173] [174] [175] [176] [177] [178] [179] [180] [181] [182] [183] [184] [185] [186] [187] [188] [189] [190] [191] [192] [193] [194] [195] [196] [197] [198] [199] [200] [201] [202] [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] [211] [212] [213] [214] [215] [216] [217] [218] [219] [220] [221] [222] [223] [224] [225] [226] [227] [228] [229] [230] [231] [232] [233] [234] [235] [236] [237] [238] [239] [240] [241] [242] [243] [244] [245] [246] [247] [248] [249] [250] [251] [252] [253] [254] [255] [256] [257] [258] [259] [260] [261] [262] [263] [264] [265] [266] [267] [268] [269] [270] [271] [272] [273] [274] [275] [276] [277] [278] [279] [280] [281] [282] [283] [284] [285] [286] [287] [288] [289] [290] [291] [292] [293] [294] [295] [296] [297] [298] [299] [300] [301] [302] [303] [304] [305] [306] [307] [308] [309] [310] [311] [312] [313] [314] [315] [316] [317] [318] [319] [320] [321] [322] [323] [324] [325] [326] [327] [328] [329] [330] [331] [332] [333] [334] [335] [336] [337] [338] [339] [340] [341] [342] [343] [344] [345] [346] [347] [348] [349] [350] [351] [352] [353] [354] [355] [356] [357] [358] [359] [360] [361] [362] [363] [364] [365] [366] [367] [368] [369] [370] [371] [372] [373] [374] [375] [376] [377] [378] [379] [380] [381] [382] [383] [384] [385] [386] [387] [388] [389] [390] [391] [392] [393] [394] [39
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