How Did The Fur Trade Destroy Native American Culture

By the 1500s, Europe had destroyed almost their source of fur. The occurrence of the “little ice age” resulted in panic from European countries and a ridiculously high demand for furs. This made fur prices rise and Merchants hungry to sell them. This is similar to when China began to use silver as their national currency, which made merchants eager to trade with them. Different from one another, the fur trade was incredibly competitive in the Americas.

In the period from 1830 to 1860, European and American settlers started to arrive in Pacific Northwest, and increased their economic and political control over the Native Americans. Also, as fur traders from England and America, with Missionaries and protestant arrived in northwest, it brought a change of world of Native American. Fur trade society considered native women as people who played as a significant role in their economy, and Indian women acted as a bridge between two different groups: Fur trade society and Native American society. The marriage between men and Indian women were encouraged as a way to develop social connection reinforcing the economic relationship between Europeans and Indians.

During the 1600’s the French explored the Midwest, including Michigan, in search of the Northwest passage. While exploring, they discovered many animals with thick fur that they wanted to use for hat making in Europe. The fur trade between the French and Native Americans consisted of bartering, usually furs for European goods. They offered hunting tools like knives and guns. They also traded blankets, needles, alcohol, and cooking supplies.

The impact on the First Nations Fur Trade Brayden Nov. 15, 2022 European settlement started during the Canadian fur trade in the 1600’s when the demand for beaver furs skyrocketed in Europe. Hudson’s Bay Company and Northwest Company saw an opportunity to profit and started enlisting the help of First Nations trappers. Lasting until the early 1800’s when the market declined, the fur trade revolved around First Nation trappers selling beaver pelts to the companies for profit, however, the process slowly killing the beaver population to the brink of extinction. Although the profits were good, business began to decline after

The first people that appeared on American soil about 30,000 years ago came from Siberia through the Bering Strait. They have spread around various parts of North and South America, and by adapting to the unknown conditions, they were able to build their cultures which in consequence led to diversifying into many tribes. The most notable changes in the lives of nomadic tribes that embarked on their lives were the development of agriculture and language. Distinct native American tribes by taking the common language, culture and customs shaped a sense of identity and unity. By the time of the arrival of the first Europeans, it was estimated that there were three hundred different ethnic groups and languages in the Americas.

The Environments shape had a part in forming Native American cultures and civilizations. Native Americans would used the surrounding land around them and the environment to suit their needs, they believed in respecting nature and any changes in it would result in a change for them to. The season determined how crops would grow, they were able to adjust their diets and food gathering skills to survive those changing seasons. Native Americans eventually developed an agriculture system based on: corn, beans, and squash, more commonly known as “three-sister” farming. This diet provided by the clever farming technique resulted in high population densities.

In the early-and mid-1870s, so many robes were produced that prices declined. Nevertheless, native and Metis hunters responded by killing even more of the remaining bison to maintain their livelihoods. By the end of the 1870s, the bison too were mostly gone.” Despite the fact that Buffalo were over hunted and their robes declined in price the hunters’ solution was to hunt and sell more robes to make up for the decline in price.

This ideal way of life clashed with the worldview of Europeans. Early European colonizers believed that because Native Americans were not using the vast amount of land which included forest to maximize their profits, then they were justified for colonizing North American land. This settlement led to the enslavement of people, worldwide distribution of diseases, and transfer of goods that shaped America to what it is today.

The successful return of sea otters on North America’s west coast Though the Gold Rush of 1849 is considered one of California’s significant historical events, the Californian Fur Rush is much overlooked in Pacific America’s history. Dating as far back as 1741, the Californian and Alaskan coasts were targeted by American, English, Spanish, French and Russian fur traders harvesting the warm pelts of the sea otter, fur seal, beaver, river otter, marten, fisher, mink, fox, weasel, and harbor seal. Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) were particularly overhunted and their populations suffered serious fragmentation up the west coast, coming dangerously close to eradication in this area (Estes, 1990). This essay will discuss the history of their decline

How did the Manifest Destiny affect the lives and culture of native americans during the 1800’s? Manifest Destiny was devastating for the cultures of the majority of Native Americans tribes and even ended tribes completely. Manifest destiny was the idea that the United State would continue to expand in North America and that it “was God’s will”, that they would gain more power and and. This however affected native americans heavily because as the United States became aggressive and took more land after wars that occurred in that time period. Events such as the Trail of Tears, and the First Seminole War, and other events similar greatly affected the native

During the late 1400s and the early 1500s, European expeditioners began to explore the New World. Native Americans, who were living in America originally, were much different than the Europeans arriving at the New World; they had a different culture, diet, and religion. Eventually, both the Native Americans and the European colonists exchanged different aspects of their life. For example, Native Americans gave the Europeans corn, and the Europeans in return gave them modern weapons, such as various types of guns. This type of trade was called “the Columbian Exchange.”

Native Americans flourished in North America, but over time white settlers came and started invading their territory. Native Americans were constantly being thrown and pushed off their land. Sorrowfully this continued as the Americans looked for new opportunities and land in the West. When the whites came to the west, it changed the Native American’s lives forever. The Native Americans had to adapt to the whites, which was difficult for them.

The Iroquois are a group of native americans. The Iroquois are divided into 5 dans. The Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, and Cayuga tribes. Later a sixth nation, the Tuscarora tribe, joined the confederation. Agriculture provided most of the Iroquois diet.

Most trading posts were lead by European traders, because there was not much of tree land left in Europe, so there was less fur in the area and that lead to trading in Canada. Beaver fur was the most valuable, because it was the best fur for making felt. To trade, groups such as the First Nations and the Inuits, would bring there furs to the trading posts, and trade for there goods. Later a group of men at the trading posts, decided to go look for there own furs, and they were called the coureur de bois. The coureur de bois were french-Canadian’s that traveled through New France and North America.

A Comparative View of Literature of Native Americans and European Settlers At the point when the European explorers found the New World it was at that point inhabited by millions of Native Americans. Notwithstanding not having a writing system the Native Americans had a huge oratory literary accumulation of culture, history, and religion. The literature of the early explorers was for the most part narratives and letters. These writings portray the New World and the explorers' movements and experiences (Millisaw).