Fur Trade Quiz

What major geographical factors influenced the development of the fur trade?

• Availability of beaver skins and other furs

• Transportation waterways connecting different villages, bands, and tribes

• Struggles between the French, British, and American traders over control of the fur trade

• All of the above

What was the impact of the popularity of felt hats in Europe on the fur trade?

• Increased demand for cotton hats

• Increased demand for beaver and other fur

• No impact on the fur trade

• Decreased demand for fur

What were the major categories of natural resources that Native Americans used in Minnesota for food, clothing, and shelter?

• Farming, bison, and wild rice

• Moose, deer, and wild rice

• Moose, bison, and wild rice

• Moose, bison, and deer

Where were the Santee Dakota living in Minnesota in 1650?

• Wisconsin

• North and South Dakota

• Iowa

• Minnesota

Why might the Ojibwe have stopped migrating where they did?

• Availability of natural resources

• Access to fur trade animals

• Strategic location for trade routes

• All of the above

Why did the fur traders create and use portages?

• To transport furs out of Minnesota

• To transport trade goods in

• All of the above

• To bypass difficult sections of rivers and lakes

What do you notice about the pattern of the location of fur trade posts?

• They are evenly distributed across Minnesota

• They are concentrated in northern Minnesota

• They are concentrated in western Minnesota

• They are concentrated in southern Minnesota

What fur trade animals did the Ojibwe have access to?

• Moose, deer, and beaver

• Moose, deer, and otters

• Moose, deer, and muskrat

• Moose, deer, and bison

Which animal fur did Bailey collect the most of?

• Beaver

• Otters

• Deer

• Moose

What did you learn about the fur trade just by studying the fur trade ledger?