French trappers set up trading posts along the Misissippi river and would trap beavers and otters to trade to the indians.
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Toussaint Charbonneau, a French Canadian fur trapper who lived among the Mandan Indians all his life.
It was named for Fort Pierre which in turn was named for the French-Canadian trapper and trader Pierre Chouteau.
Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) was born c. 1788. Toussaint Charbonneau, a French Canadian trapper, acquired her from a Hidatsa warrior and took her as his wife when she was 13.
Fur trappers in French is "trappeurs de fourrure".
Jean-Baptiste Lagimodiere was a French Canadian explorer. He was a trapper and fur trader, so his journeys were likely motivated by business pursuits as well as a sense of adventure.
The Forty-Ninth Parallel
A Canadian of French descent is called a French Canadian.
Fur trapper, and trade
Toussaint Charbonneau. He was a French trapper.
A french fur trapper named tousaint charabuee.
No, he was Canadian, and not French-Canadian, he was born in Vancouver, B.C.
Yes, Liz and Daniella are French Canadian.