Unit 6 Retake Practice (MN Fur Trade)

What was the reason for starting the fur trade in Minnesota?

• It was a great opportunity for white Europeans to settle in Minnesota

• The fashion styles in Europe demanded animal pelts to make fancy hats and coats and many of the desired animals were extinct in Europe

• The The Northwest Passage allowed for goods to be transported easily

• Europeans needed the pelts to make a delicious soup and the beaver was extinct in Europe

The pelt that was most desired came from what animal?

• Beaver

• Fox

• Muskrat

• Rabbit

What city was the main trading center of Minnesota?

• St. Paul

• Grand Portage

• Cambridge

• Duluth

Because the Native Americans did not use money, European fur traders would exchange [blank] for animal pelts.

• Gold coins

• canoes

• land

• trade goods

Which is not a trade good that Native Americans exchanged for their pelts.

• Wool Blankets

• Tobacco

• Kettles

• Moccasins

What time of the year were most animals trapped?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Why did the fur trade slow/end in the 1800s

• The beaver became extinct

• Fashion styles changed; people preferred silk for their hats

• The Native Americans stopped trapping

• There was a large war between the Dakota and the Ojibwe

What is another name for a canoe man or traveler

• Voyaguer

• porkeater

• winterer

• Frenchman

What type of voyageur traveled by canoe from Montreal to Grand Portage with trade goods and then traveled back to Montreal with pelts?

• Pork Eater

• Winterer

• Portage

• Bowman

What type of voyageur lived west of Lake Superior and trapped and traded throughout the winter?

• Portage

• Winterer

• Pork Eater

• Trader