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Guiding Questions for Aboriginal Fur Trade

on May 3, 2016

1. They were depicted by their minor and subordinate. They would describe the First Nations by them hopelessly relying on the technology and supplies from the Europeans.

2.It shows how dependant the First Nations are on the Europeans. They would starve if they didn’t beg for assistance.

3.They adapt to economic tridations by understanding this new economic currency. The aboriginal people didn’t respond the way the Europeans had expected, causing them to learn this new currency.

4. They had to adapt because the First Nations didn’t want the Europeans money, they wanted made beaver (MB) (which is kinda their currency) because all their prices on goods and stuff were priced as MB.

5. ???

6.They showed it through their ability to adapt to different habitat zones. They also have the ability to make new ideas, methods and technology, these abilitys can enable the First Nations to rapid adjusted their economic system.

7.Their inland trading is really creative and smart. With their ability to rapidly adjust their economic system, they can gain more MB and goods than losing their own.

8. Middlemen role used to be to push the trapping and trading area to the northwest (with the help of the Europeans). Now the Meddlemen’s role is undermined, since HBC  (Hudson Bay Company). Now they are spreading far and wide for their trading and trapping area.

9.by not using European technology. If the First Nations used fire arms (European technologies), and it breaks then there is no point for them to use them


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