The Fur Trade

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The first European to land in Wisconsin

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Jean Nicolet

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American Indians had never traded before the Europeans arrived?

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False

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In the spring, traders, clerks, voyageurs, and some American Indians met at the "Rendezvous" to exchange goods and celebrate.

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True

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Most furs were transported by horses. True or False?

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False

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Did Europeans want beaver pelts to make hats that were a social status symbol?

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True

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They carried and canoed the furs from the interior posts to the trade centers. Who were they?

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voyageurs

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Who provided clothing like moccasins and food like maple sugar and wild rice to the traders so they could survive the winter?

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Native Americans

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Did both Europeans and American Indians benefit from the fur trade?

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True

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Europeans benefited from the fur trade by receiving..

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pelts that could make a large profit in Europe.

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American Indians benefited in the fur trade by receiving...

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trade goods that made life more simple