Chapter 9 Vocab

Question 0

Coureurs de bois

Answer 0

Early fur traders and explorers
Example: Radisson and Groseillers
“Runners of the wood”

Question 1

Clothier

Answer 1

A market or seller of clothes and cloth

Wanted beaver furs for hats and more

Question 2

Economic imperialism

Answer 2

Imperialism your the domination of one country by another, politically, economically, or culturally
Economic imperialism refers to economic domination

Question 3

Rupert’s land

Answer 3

The territory given to HBC
All land surrounding Hudson Bau
King Charles II gave land to HBC

Question 4

Chief factor

Answer 4

HBC employee who ran fur trading posts

Question 5

“Made Beaver”

Answer 5

Currency used to HBC

Premium beaver pelt

Question 6

Hudson’s bay company

Answer 6

Oldest fur trading company in Canada

Question 7

Northwest company

Answer 7

HBCs chief competitor

Fur trading company ran out of Montreal

Question 8

Voyageur

Answer 8

Transported furs-via canoe

NWC “muscle” power

Question 9

Pemmican

Answer 9

A mixture of buffalo meat and fat
Bison, fat
Meat jerky high in calories
Sometimes added berries for vitamin C

Question 10

Alexander Mackenzie

Answer 10

A “wintering” employee of the NWC explored Mackenzie River, Peace River