Northern Lights Ch. 5 "The Fur Trade" Vocab Review

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Money gained from the sale of a good or service after all the costs needed to make the sale are subtracted from the amount received

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Profit

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A source or supply of a useful material (such as fur, wood, or oil)

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Resource

Front

Where did Europeans look for more furs and resources when the beaver was nearly extinct in Europe and resources were scarce?

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North America

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This person was a French fur trader and explorer who helped with the development of Hudson's Bay Company.

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Pierre Radisson

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An animal skin with the fur on it

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Pelt

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A European or American involved in the fur trade who was in charge of a trading post.

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Fur Trader

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A workman who performed the physical labor of the fur trade, including transporting beaver pelts and trade goods by canoe

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Voyageur

Front

A North Canoe was 18-22 feet long and was manned by _________ voyageurs:

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2-6

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A Montreal Canoe was 30-40 feet long and was manned by ________ voyageurs.

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8-16

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A fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company.

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North West Company (NWCo)