Fur Trade Vocab

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Money gained from a sale of goods

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Profit

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Bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc. tightly wrapped and bound.

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Bale

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One sent to spread faith

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Missionary

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Food allowance for the day.

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Ration

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A heavy material made by rolling and pressing fibers together.

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Felt

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A person hired to assist voyageurs and fur traders in unfamiliar lands.

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Guide

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A workman in the fur trade.

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Voyageur

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Place where boats or goods are carried over land between water bodies.

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Portage

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Annual summer meeting of traders, clerks, voyageurs, and Indians.

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Rendezvous

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Person in charge of a trading post

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Fur Trader