The answer is 'both'. The Dutch were big in the fur trade in what is now the USA, mostly only buying up and letting the native population do the hunting. The French were big in Canada, and they did a lot of hunting themselves.
they traded fur and food
Beaver Fur Trading
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Fur ! Obviously lol. Beaver Fur was a popular choice among all of the animals they had to choose from.
They helped the french by fur trading.
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The Dutch West India Company had a monopoly on beaver fur from their trading depot at Fort Orange (what is now Albany) from 1624-1664.
trading beaver fur and slavesTrading beaver fur.
The French and Dutch colonists traded fur. Samuel de Champlain explored the St. Lawrence River. In 1608, he founded a fur-trading post in Quebec.
The French the dutch went for fur trading primarily
They traded beaver fur. :-l
the native Americans needed scissors and knives so the decided to give furs like beaver fur. The Dutch needed fur for warmth and trading with other places.
The French and Dutch colonists traded fur. Samuel de Champlain explored the St. Lawrence River. In 1608, he founded a fur-trading post in Quebec.
The main trade item of the French and the Dutch during the European exploration of the North and South America was fur. Beaver fur was abundant with good quality pelts.
they traded fur and food
The French and Dutch colonists traded fur. Samuel de Champlain explored the St. Lawrence River. In 1608, he founded a fur-trading post in Quebec.