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    west THE FUR TRADE * Fur trade boosted exploration on America * Traders & trappers depended on the goodwill of Natives * Oregon Country was the trading place for Natives and Americans * Not until 1820 were Americans be able to challenge British dominance of the trans-Mississippi fur trade. * Rendezvous System instituted by William Henry Ashley of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company * Trappers brought their catch of furs to then trade them for goods transported by the fur companies

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    expansion on the Subarctic‚ with western Europeans advancing from the east and Russians and Americans from the West‚ changed the tempo and nature of indigenous warfare by creating new and intensified opportunities for young males to compete. The developing fur trade changed the demographics‚ trade networks‚ access to the sources of new goods‚ and the competitive structure among all subarctic societies. Western goods‚ as critical material resources‚ have been argued as being the objects over which warfare

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    beavers strictly for practicality before Europeans arrived‚ they traded excessive amounts of beaver pelts to Euro Americans in the fur trade. Due to a rapidly declining population from introduced diseases and the desire of foreign manufactured goods‚ such as addictive alcohol and cooking utensils‚ Native Americans were forced by the market to act as middlemen in the fur trade.3 This shift in perspective is notable because it exemplifies the ability of the market to commodify a natural resource and

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    were fur. The Native Americans would hunt a plentiful amount of animals. These would include: beaver‚ buffalo‚ wolf‚ deer‚ etc. The beaver fur was to be considered the most valuable in trading. A specific reason the Native Americans that belonged to the Dakota Tribe hunted these animals‚ was because they were all around at the time. If they saw buffalo‚ they knew there were more near since they move in herds of as many as 50 or more. The trading could happen anywhere. As an exchange of the fur‚ the

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    switched back to their old ancestral gods. Then they rebelled and tore down all the Christian churches with the Popé. One of France’s goals in settling in the United States was to get fur for Europe‚ since it was in great demand. This was pretty successful since the French were able to trade with the Indians for fur. The French also wanted to convert the Indians to Jesuit in a calmer manner‚ but the Indians became skeptical of the religion when their prayers didn’t save them from the diseases. The

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    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

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    basically free labor‚ which was very beneficial since labor was scarce and expensive. At this time‚ the fur trade also became important. The French people were really focusing on the fur trade‚ which meant working with the Native Americans. It was the Native Americans job to go and hunt the animals for the French people. The fur did not only keep them warm‚ it also became very fashionable to wear fur. As a “payment” to the Indians for helping them to hunt the animals they got weapons‚ corn‚ squash and

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    could buy more goods‚ and began to accumulate their own capital. Silver has become more practical; with so much money the old system was transformed to the new economic system. At the same time the fur trade was started‚ there was a huge amount of fur that even middle class can afford it. The fur trade was highly organized and it has led to the standardization of goods‚ work and laborers. It was the beginning of modern corporations; the discovery of America started the trade revolution‚ and this

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    Aboriginal Canadians and European settlers In the history of contact between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada‚ there has been an imbalance in acculturative influences. Generally‚ Aboriginal peoples have been changed substantially‚ with serious erosion of their cultures and identities. However‚ this dominance by Euro Canadian peoples has also been met by resistance by Aboriginal peoples. Policy and programme changes to alter the relationship between these two sets

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    frontier meant a steady movement away form the influence of Europe. -The areas that had been settled upon were a source of political concern since it was surrounded by Indians. -The frontier led to trade between Indians& whites. I.e. astor’s American Fur co. operated in the Indian trade. -The need to expand is inherent in Americans (Erie Canal‚ extension of cotton culture). -California(gold rush) was a distinctive frontier. Now settlers needed means of communication w/the East. -Railroads (aided

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