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they traveled through canoes and sometimes carry 150 pounds when there was a waterfall ahead

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What is the difference and similarities between coureur des bois and voyageurs?

Coureurs des bois and voyageurs were both French-Canadian fur traders in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries, but they had distinct roles. Coureurs des bois were independent traders who often operated without official permission, venturing into the wilderness to trade directly with Indigenous peoples. In contrast, voyageurs were licensed fur traders working for companies like the Hudson's Bay Company, transporting goods and furs by canoe on established trade routes. Both groups played vital roles in the fur trade and contributed to the cultural exchange between European settlers and Indigenous communities.


What was coureur de bois lifestyle like?

The life style of a Coureur de bois wasn't perfect. They traveled for approximately 70 to 100 km per day trading beaver pelts with the natives. They got eaten alive by black flies and mosquitoes and slept under their own canoes. In the winter the dug snow caves and lined them with branches for a shelter from the freezing temperatures. The natives taught them how to live off the land, fish, hunt, make canoes and other survival things.


What are the six key elements of the fur trade in Canada?

The six key elements of the fur trade in Canada circa 1600 were the merchants, the Natives, the beaver, birch bark canoes, the coureur de bois, and the fashions in Europe.


What did the coureurs de bois do?

umm i think they worked for the french and ummm they made the autochtones like them and then they made them give the french fur.... i think but yeaa it is trueee


Why were there no coureurs des bois before 1663. Why did this change. Why did the days of the coureurs des bois come to an end?

They were there before 1663, but only in small numbers. The Sixties however saw a great increase in immigration to Canada from France and with that, a great increase in the number of coureurs des bois. Their days as free agents came to an end even before 1700, because the French Government decided to regulate this trade and gave trade concessions to big trading houses. This system (the so-called 'congé'-system) put the trade in the hands of the traveling representatives of the trading houses, the voyageurs.