With fur being a valuable commodity, Euro/American trade merchants set the North Country in their sights. Unlike the Rocky Mountain fur trade, however, few white trappers wandered the lakes and ...

The fur trade was based on the barter system and ... dense fur closest to the skin of the animal.) Although the North American natives traded beaver pelts to the Europeans, they thought the ...

Just how bad has North American free trade been for the US? Nafta (the North American Free Trade Agreement) was thrashed out by George H.W. Bush and ratified under Bill Clinton before coming into ...

In the late 1600's, Britain became a dominant force in the North American fur trade with the establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company, which would become one of the largest fur trading companies ...

In 1664, the British would take over the colony of New Netherland (New York) from the Dutch, essentially removing them from a primary role in the North American fur trade. Jesuits, a distinct arm ...