the north american fur trade started in the 16th century.
the north american fur trade started in the 16th century.
when did the north american fur trade start?
16th century
the north american fur trade was the industry and activities related to the acquisition, trade, exchange, and sale of animal furs in north america. aboriginal peoples in canada and native americans in the united states of different regions traded among themselves in the pre–columbian era, but europeans participated in the trade beginning from the time of their arrival in the new world and extended its reach to europe. the french started trading in the 16th century, the english established trading posts on hudson bay in present-day canada in the 17th century, and the dutch had trade by the same time in new netherland. the 19th-century north american fur trade, when the industry was at its peak of economic importance, involved the development of elaborate trade networks.
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bullet::::- brown, jennifer s. h., eccles, w. j., and donald p. heldman. "the fur trade revisited: selected papers of the sixth north american fur trade conference, mackinac island, michigan, 1991." east lansing: michigan state university press, 1994.









































bullet::::- fiske, jo-anne, sleeper-smith, susan, and william wicken, eds. "new faces of the fur trade: selected papers of the seventh north american fur trade conference, halifax, nova scotia, 1995". east lansing: michigan state university press, 1998.









































bullet::::- johnston, louise, ed. "aboriginal people and the fur trade: proceedings of the 8th north american fur trade conference, akwesasne". cornwall, ontario: akwesasne notes pub., 2001.
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