Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Competitions for Competitions for TradeTradeBefore we start those of you that havn’t Before we start those of you that havn’t done a current events yet you need to done a current events yet you need to sign up for this week and nextsign up for this week and next

How did the various peoples How did the various peoples in North America both work in North America both work together in the fur trade together in the fur trade and compete to control it?and compete to control it?

Together with a partner Together with a partner use a dictionary, and your use a dictionary, and your text to develop a definition text to develop a definition of the word: Ethnocentricof the word: Ethnocentric

Keep the following question in mind.Keep the following question in mind.

How might ethnocentricity impact the How might ethnocentricity impact the events occurring in New England, events occurring in New England, Rupertsland, and New France?Rupertsland, and New France?

When people or countries When people or countries trade, each side must trade, each side must benefit?benefit?

During the fur trade in North During the fur trade in North America, what goods and services America, what goods and services were traded, and by who?were traded, and by who?

The first nations people traded The first nations people traded furs to the Europeans. The first furs to the Europeans. The first nations people were mostly nations people were mostly interested in the metal tools that interested in the metal tools that the Europeans broughtthe Europeans brought

What does it mean to What does it mean to Barter?Barter?

The barter system is a system where The barter system is a system where people trade goods.people trade goods. In Europe metal coins were used as money, In Europe metal coins were used as money,

and they also traded goods.and they also traded goods. The first nations people had no form of The first nations people had no form of

currency (money).currency (money). The first nations people had been trading The first nations people had been trading

tabacco, corn, furs, and pottery for hundreds tabacco, corn, furs, and pottery for hundreds of years.of years.

Before trade beganBefore trade began

Before any trade Before any trade took place, the took place, the traders would spend traders would spend time together to time together to establish a good establish a good relationship, this relationship, this would establish a would establish a good basis for trust.good basis for trust.

The key players in the fur The key players in the fur tradetrade

The three key players were the first The three key players were the first nations, the merchants, and the coureurs nations, the merchants, and the coureurs de bois and voyagersde bois and voyagers

On a blank sheet of paper: What was the On a blank sheet of paper: What was the role of each of these groups. What part role of each of these groups. What part did they play in the fur trade?did they play in the fur trade?

How did the first nations How did the first nations help out the fur tradershelp out the fur traders

Remember that the fur Remember that the fur traders had difficulty living in traders had difficulty living in the Canadian wilderness. the Canadian wilderness.

The first nations showed the The first nations showed the Europeans, how to find food, Europeans, how to find food, How to cure scurvy, Teach How to cure scurvy, Teach them how to dress in cold them how to dress in cold weather, provide them weather, provide them transportation in the form of transportation in the form of canoes, snowshoes, and canoes, snowshoes, and toboggans, shared their toboggans, shared their knowledge of the region, knowledge of the region, translated trade deals with translated trade deals with other groups of first nations, other groups of first nations, and provided a work force.and provided a work force.

The role of first nations The role of first nations womenwomen

Although the women didn’t do much Although the women didn’t do much hunting or trapping, in what ways do you hunting or trapping, in what ways do you think the women were involved?think the women were involved?

Preparing furs: Before the furs could be Preparing furs: Before the furs could be sold they had to be fleshed, stretched sold they had to be fleshed, stretched and cured.and cured.

Working on the fortsWorking on the forts Working on the road: all though roads Working on the road: all though roads

as we think of them didn’t exist, the as we think of them didn’t exist, the women often paddled canoes and women often paddled canoes and performed other forms of transport.performed other forms of transport.

Sharing language and geography skills.Sharing language and geography skills.

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