The Fur Traders
Runners of the woods- Coureur de bois
-Fur Trading was a very important business in New France
-Canada was full of fur bearing animals.
- Aboriginal People (trappers and hunters) traded fur for other supplies (e.g hatchets and metal pots) .
Fur was in great demand in Europe because Beaver hats were fashionable.
Fur trading was regulated/ controlled by the King
-His Company called the Company of the Hundred Associates licensed people who could legally trade with the Aboriginal Fur traders.
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