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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.

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Many trappers became coureurs de bois or "woods runners" in French.


Which first nations people were hostile to the coureurs de bois?

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Did the coureurs de bois teach aboriginals their language?

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Who did the coureurs de bois trade with?

Coureurs de bois traded with Aboriginal people for furs, and then traded the furs to European merchants for money or goods.


Define coureurs de bois?

runner of the woods


Coureurs de bois were French what?

Yes they were French!


What animals did the coureurs de bois trap?

stuff.


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.


Who were the Coureurs De Bois and how did they contribute to the economic success of New France?

the coureurs De bois was a frenchh term for "runners of the wood" thats all i know sorry ;]


The coureurs de bois most likely lived in?

Canada