Unit 5: The Fur Trade

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American Indians had never traded before the Europeans arrived.

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False

Front

In summer, traders, clerks, voyageurs, and some American Indians met at the "rendezvous" to exchange goods and furs.

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True

Front

American Indian women played a role in the fur trade.

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True

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Most furs were transported by horses.

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False

Front

Europeans valued expensive beaver felt hats as a symbol of social status.

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True

Front

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

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pelt preparers

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They carried and canoed the furs from the interior posts to the trade centers.

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Voyageurs

Front

They used their knowledge of multiple languages to help traders negotiate.

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Interpreters

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They could read a write and were in charge of one or more trading posts.

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Traders

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

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