We used it to clothe ourselves but mostly to export for profit. We made a lot of money off fur exports in the 1600's and 1700's and 1800's and 1900's and even today we export hundreds of millions of dollars worth of furs.
The fur trade did not so much change Canada, as create Canada. Furs were the first resource sold internationally, the first "gold" that brought Europeans, and then the world to Canada.
native americans were already fur trapping before the european came to north america, some people say that vikings from iceland / greenland went to canada to trade fur but I don't know if they are right
They were fighting over the fur trade in Canada at the time.
Battle of hastings.
arrowed x
fur and essentials like food
They just gain the biber's fur
French traders were eager for Beaver fur/ fur in the 1600s.
Canada
The fur trade affected the development of Canada's provinces.
They were coeurs de bois - fur trappers.
The early settlers came to Canada in the 17th century, starting in the early 1600s with the arrival of French explorers and fur traders. Later, British settlers arrived in the 18th century, gradually establishing colonies and settlements across the country.
Fur
it was created in Canada of the aboriginal people
The fur trade did not so much change Canada, as create Canada. Furs were the first resource sold internationally, the first "gold" that brought Europeans, and then the world to Canada.
In the 1600s.
The First nations where good fur traders to the europeans in Canada.