Introducing
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
North American Fur Trade
11
North American Fur Trade
The French Merchant
During the French *regime, the fur trade was the major activity. The chain of began with a French merchant who lived in France. He purchased and sold imported goods such as sugar, tobacco, and indigo dyes, as well as furs.
*regime=government
Settling in 1534
Trading in North America
Table of Exchange in New France
In 1534, Jacques Cartier put a cross in the Gaspé Peninsula and claimed the land in the name of King Francis I. It was the first province of New France.French attempts at settling the region met with failure.
In 1534, Fur Trading began its way throughout North America. This was mainly European-Americans (USA) and Native Peoples (CANADA). Merchants imported shiploads of clothes, blankets, guns, gun powder, and *brandy to trade for furs. Beaver was one of the most popular pelt. Without the beaver, there would be no fur trade. In 1629, Sir David Kirke captured Quebec and brought back a years worth of furs back to London. The main transportation system for trading was along the St.Lawrence River, where everyone traveled in wooden canoes.
*brandy=alcohol
12 beaver pelts buys 1 gun
4 beaver pelts buys 4.5 L or *brandy
2 beaver pelts buys 10 fish hooks
1 beaver pelt buys 0.25 kg of glass beads
8 muskrat equal 1 beaver pelt
1 bearskin equals 2 beaver pelts
*brandy=alcohol
Making Alliances
French fishing fleets continued to sail into the St. Lawrence River, making alliances with First Nations. French merchants soon realized the St. Lawrence region had valuable fur-bearing animals, especially the beaver, which at the time were becoming rare in Europe. Eventually, the French decided to colonize the territory to expand its influence in America.