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The lifestyle of the coureur de bois wasn't perfect. They traveled 70-100 miles a day trading furs to the first nations. However, in their times of trouble the first nations helped them through everything. They taught them all these survival skills and acted like true friends.

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What were fur trappers and traders who blazed trails in the west called?

Coureurs de bois.


Who did the coureurs de bois first come in contact with?

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Who were the coureurs du bois?

The coureurs du bois are the "runners of the woods", they traded things like furs but they had everyone displeased with them because they were supposed to marry the filles de roi to increase the french population but instead they were marrying native woman which was not a good thing for the french


What do you call coureurs de bois mean in English?

coureurs de bois (kurpr' de bwa) -- French for woods runners -- unlicensed fur traders during the early French settlment in Quebec. French settlers came early to North America, following in the wake of the explorers and fur traders, creating New France, Quebec City, founded in 1608. But immigration from France was slow prior to the mid-1600s and there was a need to relocate the multitude of workmen who lacked employment in France. Many of the young men who immigrated during this time frame were engaged to serve (3 to 6 years) in New France as ploughmen, diggers, pit men, etc. (among the lowest paid people). These young men began to "seek their fortunes" engaging in the fur trade without permission from French authorities . . . i.e. coureurs de bois . . . woods runners.


What skills do you need to have for being a coureurs de bois?

To be a coureur de bois, one needs to possess a range of skills including wilderness survival, navigation, hunting, trapping, and trading. Additionally, fluency in multiple languages such as French, Indigenous languages, and possibly English would be beneficial for communication with various groups encountered during expeditions. Adaptability, physical endurance, and a deep understanding of the natural environment are also crucial for success as a coureur de bois.

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What is a sentence for coureurs de bois?

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


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

- Iroquois were hostile to the coureurs de bois because the coureurs de bois were siding with the Huron, when the Iroquois were threatening the hurons, and the Iroquois disliked the hurons.


Did king Louis use the coureurs des bois to get the beaver pelts?

No. The coureurs de bois wereon there own.


Did the coureurs de bois teach aboriginals their language?

Quite the opposite! The coureurs de bois learned the languages of the First Nations people.


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


What animals did the coureurs de bois trap?

stuff.


Coureurs de bois were French what?

Yes they were French!


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 ;]


Why did the missionaries often travel with the coureurs DE bois?

They were a group formed to help protect missionaries on their journeys to spread religion.


French trappers in North America?

coureurs de bois