SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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Question
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It led to the building of the railway.
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It led to the creation of the Metis culture and settlement of the west.
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It led to the extinction of the beaver.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The fur trade drove European exploration and colonization. It helped to build Canada and make it wealthy. Nations fought each other for this wealth. But in many instances, the fur trade helped foster relatively peaceful relations between Indigenous people and European colonists.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Métis were essential in commercializing both the fur trade with the invention of the York boat, and the buffalo hunt with the invention of the Red River cart. The were also instrumental in making fishing a year round commercial industry with the ingenious ‘jigger’ that was used to set nets under the ice.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fur trade brought the spread of guns, contagious diseases, and alcohol. French demand for Native slaves resulted in Native people raiding other Indigenous communities. Slavery existed in North America long before Europeans introduced the transatlantic slave trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -The fur trade provided Indigenous peoples with European goods that they could use for gift-giving ceremonies, to improve their social status and to go to war. The French forged military alliances with their Indigenous allies in order to maintain good trade and social relations.