American Fur Trade

3. In economic dimension, fur trade was profitable. It benefited not only Astor but also American at that time. It exploited new and arid territories in American and stimulated the development of local business. It created lots of employment opportunities.The fur was exported to European, China and other countries which promoted international business. In cultural dimension, fur trade influenced Indian and some tribes culture. During the trading with the American fur company, they seduced Indians

Long before European fur traders established their commerce on the North American continent, the fur trade had a long lucrative history that impacted native Americans and their modes of life. As a desirable and profitable good, fur was sought to “be the most valuable single item of trade.” Soon, a competitive market trade ground for fur emerged and the fur trade changed how Indian tribes adapted from their previous habitats: they were the primary manufacturers. Eric Wolf then discusses the consequences

Mountain men were most common in the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through the 1880s (with a peak population in the early 1840s). Approximately 3,000 mountain men ranged the mountains between 1820 and 1840, the peak beaver-harvesting period. While there were many free trappers, most mountain men were employed by major fur companies. The life of a company man was almost militarized. The men had mess groups, hunted and trapped inbrigades and always reported to the head of the trapping

For about two hundred years, fur trade has been the core force in shaping western part of Canadian history since the establishment of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1670. For almost all the time, women and non-whites were usually dismissed in Canadian historical records due to the idea of patriarchy and racialization. Sometimes because their works were mostly unpaid, their contributions were easily ignored. Most of scholars have considered that the fur trade was a male-dominated activity. Therefore

lead to the popular trade of Beaver fur in Green Bay, Wisconsin. While, there were many types of fur that would be traded in this area, such as otter, white-tailed deer, badger, fox, muskrat, and bear, beaver by far was the most to be desired. The allure for beaver fur was that the fur was entirely water proof. Water proof fur was the most preferred at this time as majority of people during this period would work outside, i.e.: farmers, or transporter of goods. Native Americans, would hunt for the

An Analysis of the similarities and differences between the Fur Trade economy and a modern oligopoly. The North American fur trade started in the 1500’s as the result of early, sporadic contact and trade between aboriginal societies and European fishing crews located off the banks of Newfoundland and the St. Lawrence region. Animal pelts, which were harvested by the natives, were exchanged for European goods such as weapons, tools and textiles. The beaver, whose inner coat was used to make the fashionable

the New World, changes in trade, technology, and population became prominent. Changes were shared between all communities; such as changes in local and international trade, changes in agricultural techniques, and changes in race, slavery, and social systems. Changes in local and international trade were first brought on by the creation of trading-post empires in the Old World; these influences led to changes in trade in the New World. European nations who wished to trade with the Far East sought

“Women in Between”: Indian Women in Fur Trade Society in Western Canada”, written by Sylvia Van Kirk assesses the lives of Indian women in the fur trade. The article expresses both the positive and negative aspects of being an Indian woman in the fur trade as well as their motives for marrying European fur traders. The article contributes to our understanding of the fur trade society by focusing on the motives and actions of Indian women in the fur trade which furthers our knowledge of Canadian

Aboriginal women had occupied an essential position in the fur trade of the North American region from its birth during the 17th and 18th centuries. Even though this is true, the role of women, especially those of the Native American society, has been ignored a great deal in the entire history of fur trade. Contrary to the belief that the whole fur trade activity was only male-dominated, it very much depended upon Native women and their participation and labor in order to ensure survival as well

The Fur Trade Period in the Indian Territory Images of rough faced, Grizzly Bear fighting, firewater drinking, yarn spinning, frontiersmen form in the minds eye. Wild men for wild times! To a degree this image is true, but the fur trade was more than wild men. The fur trade was a business, conducted by businessmen. The wilder men living on the frontier chose trapping. Fashion created the fur trade as businessmen sought to satisfy the tastes of designers and customers back east and in Europe