The Fur Trade

Who were the major peoples in the Fur Trade?

• French

• British

• Indigenous

• Japanese

What two Companies were in competition with each other?

• The Gulf and the The Bay

• Hudson's Bay Company and Northwest Territories

• Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Company

What languages were spoken in the Fur Trading Forts?

• English and French only

• English

• English, French, and Indigenous Languages

Who were the habitants?

• Rich farmers

• Owner of the farm

• Farm worker and renter

What does it mean to be Metis?

• French

• French and Indigenous

• Canadian and Spanish

Who were the Filles du Roi?

• French ladies who came to Canada to start families.

• British fur traders

• Scottish fishermen

Which is NOT true about the Voyageurs?

• Worked by themselves

• Worked for a trading company

• Canadien or Metis

• Lived a hard life

What does "Voyageur" mean?

• Traveller

• Canoe

• Beaver

What does "Coureur des bois" mean?

• River

• runner of the woods

• french boy

Where did many fur traders live?

• New England

• New France

• Ontario