MN Fur Trade REVIEW

Ojibwe women who turned the animal hides into valuable pelts for trade.

• pelt preparers

• hunters

• interpreters

• suppliers

How did the French Explorers travel in Minnesota and Canada?

• They walked.

• They rode horses.

• They used canoes to travel on the rivers.

• They snowshoed.

Which of these was a status symbol in Europe that showed wealth?

• Beaver hat

• Knit hat

• Denim jeans

• iPhone

Which of these did Native American women NOT do to help with the fur trade?

• clean and prepare pelts

• translate

• trade goods

• carry canoes at portages

Dakota and Ojibwe who helped Europeans find their way through woods and waterways.

• Guides

• Voyageurs

• Interpreters

• Clerks

The fur trade was always peaceful and everyone always got along.

• true

• false

Which person was responsible for day-to-day business at the trading post?

• voyageur

• clerk

• trader

• pelt preparer

Which of the following activities DID NOT happen at the trade post in the WINTER.

• hunt big game

• trade furs for trade goods

• harvest wild rice

• go to Ojibwe winter camps and trade for food

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

• Hike

• Trek

• Portage

• Pillage

Europeans benefited from the fur trade by receiving.

• metal cooking utensils to make life easier

• beads and dyes to indicate status in the community

• pelts that could make a large profit in Europe

• metal beaver traps that made trapping easier