Chapter 5 (Fur Trade) Vocabulary

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A man who managed the day-to-day business at the fur trading post

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clerk

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A person hired to help voyageurs and fur traders find their way through unfamiliar lands

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guide

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The 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 person who translates for people who speak different languages

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interpreter

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A source or supply of a useful material

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resource

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An animal skin with fur on it

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pelt

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A workman who performed the physical labor of the fur trade

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voyageur

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A term used for a European or American involved in the fur trade

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fur trader

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A person, usually a man, who spent most of his time hunting or trapping animals for food and pelts

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hunter