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Runners of the wood.

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Why did the days of the coureurs des bois come to an end?

The days of coureurs des bois ended because the coureurs des bois were bringing to many pelts in so the king set them free


The coureurs de bois were french?

Yes, the coureurs de bois were French-Canadian fur traders who operated in the wilderness of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were known for their independence and often operated outside the control of French colonial authorities.


Where did the coureurs des bois come from?

France


Did king Louis use the coureurs des bois to get the beaver pelts?

No. The coureurs de bois wereon there own.


When did coureurs des bois began?

Early 1600's.


When did the coureurs des bois first come to Canada?

around the 17 hundreds


What French words mean runners of the woods?

"les coureurs des bois"


What did the coureurs des bois trade?

they traded furs, muskets, blankets, brandy and spoons forks knifes and metal plates.


What does coureurs de bois mean?

A "coureur des bois", literally "woods runner", was a colonist hunting and trapping animals for their fur, or living by trading by the natives. They did not live in a house, but out in the woods.


Why were there no coureurs des bois before 1663. Why did this change. Why did the days of the coureurs des bois come to an end?

They were there before 1663, but only in small numbers. The Sixties however saw a great increase in immigration to Canada from France and with that, a great increase in the number of coureurs des bois. Their days as free agents came to an end even before 1700, because the French Government decided to regulate this trade and gave trade concessions to big trading houses. This system (the so-called 'congé'-system) put the trade in the hands of the traveling representatives of the trading houses, the voyageurs.


When did the Coureurs des Bois become extinct?

Actually they didn't. You can still find them today, they may not look the same or dress the same but times change.


What if your question is what does coureurs de bois mean in English?

"Coureur des bois" (often mispelled as "courier") translates literally as "woods runner". It was a name for a colonist hunting and trapping animals for their fur, or living by trading by the natives. They did not live in a house, but out in the woods.