How was the French Fur Trade?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

The Fur Trade is an industry revolved around the acquisition and the sale of animal fur. In the years around the 1580s, the French were very interested in 'castor gras' or 'coat beaver'. Beaver wool became the sought after material for French hat makers.

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What kind of fur did the french fur traders trade?

The French fur traders had to trade for bear fur, deer skin. They had to trade theese things because they were warm

What was the role of the Canadian fur trade?

The role of the Canadian fur trade was to allow the natives to trade fur pelts for goods, with the europeans.

For what reasons did the french participate in the fur trade the fur trade?

The fur trade was important to french because they had a lot of kettles, knives and other gifts. They wanted furs.

What trade were the French trying to control?

The French tried controlling the Fur trade.

What was the main focus of french activity in the new world?

Profiting from the fur trade

When did the fur trade take place?

in the 1800 if your talking about the American fur trade because there was french and british fur trades too

What did the french trade with the native Americans for?

Fur

What did the French seek in their trade with Native Americans?

French traders were eager for Beaver fur/ fur in the 1600s.

What trade item is from the French and Dutch explorers?

fur

Who established the rights to the Canadian fur trade?

The French

What french merchants want?

They wanted fur trade

What did french merchants want?