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The Fur Trade Short Story
The Fur Trade: Year 1687: Alain Hello, I am here to share my story with my friend. Our names are Alain and Adonis. Alain is French and Adonis is aboriginal. I will first tell the story of my friend Alain. It all started when Alain's Great-grandfather Jacques Cartier had set off on a sailboat in search of riches. He landed on the western coast of Canada and he made New France. He also told me that Cartier returned to France and died in 1557. Then in 1660 Alain's Father came along and wanted to go to New France to find a new wife and wanted more space to live in because his mom died due to a freak accident. Once they got to New France they were welcomed and were given space to do whatever they wanted to do. Alain and his dad were not used to the way New France worked because here both the First Nations and the French were trading to get the things they wanted instead of just buying things and Beaver Pelts were very …show more content…
That was when the Hudson's Bay company grew huge. At this time there was a lot of English men from Britain. There was gossip around that there was going to be wars between the English and the French. My friend Alain wasn't really scared but he was scared for his dad because he thought the French would force him to fight. The gossip was true there was many wars for a long time and I couldn't get in contact with Alain. I was scared that the English were going to attack us but they didn't. The English won and they were the biggest traders because they made the Hudson's Bay Company. Alain and his dad were fine but they were also scared that the English would attack them. In the end me and Alain were both fine and the trading went on just the French weren't doing as good as the English. In the end everything was peaceful and the French, English, and Aboriginal people were all peaceful until now. This was our story I hoped this has taught you a few things about the Fur

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