The Fur Trade - final review

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True or False. The fur trade introduced the American Indians to trading.

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False

Front

Voyageurs is a French word that means _________.

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traveler

Front

Who was the wealthiest person involved in the fur trade? Options: Clerk, Trader, Voyageur, Native Americans

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Trader

Front

Which of these was not a trading company competing for trade business with the Native Americans? American Fur Company, Hudson Bay Company, North West Company

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St. Lawrence Company

Front

What was the name for the event at Grand Portage where traders, clerks, and voyageurs met with Native Americans to trade?

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Rendezvous

Front

Which of these did Native American women NOT do to help with the fur trade? Options: clean and prepare pelts, translate, trade goods, carry canoes at portages

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carry canoes at portages

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Dakota and Ojibwe women who readied the furs for trade.

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pelt preparers

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They were put in charge of the day to day business at a trading post often dreamed of being a partner.

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clerk

Front

They helped the traders talk and negotiate with many Ojibwe and Dakota they met along the way.

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interpreters

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They carried and canoed the furs from one place to another.

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voyageur