french
Yes For Trading
they all worked closely with americans
Beaver, which lived in considerable numbers in the Great Lakes region, was a popular fur among both Native American and French trappers. The European beaver was hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th century, but the North American beaver (Canadian beaver) was more fortunate. In 1977, as many as 500,000 beavers were legally trapped in the US and Canada, mostly to control local overpopulation.
Fur trading is a type of bartering system. In fur trading, furs from animals are traded for goods and services.
The Hudson Bay fur Trading company still around
French
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.
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 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 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.
The French the dutch went for fur trading primarily
They traded beaver fur. :-l
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 and Dutch colonists traded fur. Samuel de Champlain explored the St. Lawrence River. In 1608, he founded a fur-trading post in Quebec.
During the Beaver Wars, primarily fought between the Iroquois Confederacy and the French and their Native American allies, the French were allied with several tribes, notably the Huron-Wendat, Algonquin, and various other tribes in the St. Lawrence River Valley. These alliances were largely based on trade and mutual interests in the fur trade. The French sought to protect their fur trading interests against the expansion of the Iroquois, who were allied with the English and Dutch settlers.