Ch. 5 Fur Trade Vocabulary & Review

Why did missionaries come to Minnesota?

• For fame and adventure
• The enjoy 10,000 lakes
• Convert Native Americans to Christianity
• To trap beavers and muskrats

What is it called when a voyageur had to carry the canoe long distances over land?

• Hike
• Portage
• Pillage
• Trek

Who was the wealthiest person involved in the fur trade?

• Clerk
• Trader
• Voyageur
• Native Americans

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

• Rendezvous
• Renaissance
• Reformation
• Resolve

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

• True
• False

Europeans wanted beaver pelts to make hats that were a social status symbol. 

• True
• False

They carried and canoed the furs from the interior posts to the trade centers. 

• pelt preparers
• hunters
• voyageurs
• guides

Both Europeans and American Indians benefited from the fur trade.

• True
• False

Why did Native Americans want manufactured goods?

• They made life easier.

• They made life harder.

• They were free.

• They took more time to use.

Which of the following options was a status symbol in Europe?

• Cell Phones

• Axes

• Glass Beads

• Beaver Felt Hats