The fur trade in North America began when this explorer exchanged metal goods with fur in Eastern Canada.

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

The coureurs de bois traded with......for beaver pelts.

• the First Nations people

• the English

• Champlain

• the Vikings

................... started the fur trade in North America.

• The English

• The French

• The Indigenous People

• The Spanish

Because of the fur trade ..........

• a lot of French and English people moved to North America

• the beaver was over hunted

• the First Nations people lost a lot of their land

• all of the above

The fur trade led to the opening of .........

• Sear's Department Store

• The Hudson's Bay Company

• Walmart

A voyageur does the same job as a coureurs de bois. The difference is.......

• a voyageur is English

• a voyageur has a licence to trade furs

• a voyageur is a First Nations

The fur trade created a lot of ....... between the First Nations tribes.

• fighting

• competition

• fighting and competition

The most wanted animal during the exploration of North America was ............

• the arctic fox

• the caribou

• the red fox

• the beaver

Which statement about the fur trade is true?

• The fur trade was not very profitable for France or England.

• Help from Native American tribes wasn’t necessary for the fur trade to be successful.

• Controlling the hunting and trading territories was very important to France and England.

• The French and English colonists trapped the fur-bearing animals and sold the furs to the Native Americans.

What was most of the fur that was traded for in the fur trade used to make?

• Fancy hats

• Boots

• Blankets

• Rugs