Fur Trade Questions
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- What type of currency was used?
- Made beaver. All items were compared to the value of a mature, male beaver pelt.
- What was the name given the area clamed by the H.B.C?
- Rupert's land
- Which company encouraged marriage?
- NWC
- What company was formed to compete with the HBC?
- The Northwest Company?
- Who were the Metis?
- decendants of French NWC traders and Native women.
- What two disease decimated the first nation population?
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Smallpox
Measles - What was the name of the HBC boats?
- York Boats
- What is a Hierarchy?
- Hierarchy is the name given to the chain of command.
- What is top down?
- A style of management where the commands or suggestions flow from the management to the employees who are at the bottom of the chain of command.
- What is a head hunter?
- A head hunter is the person who seeks out skilled employees for a company.
- What is a middleman?
- The person who is in between two groups who have needs. The middle man will act as a go between to satisfy those needs.
- Why were native women encouraged to marry NWC employees?
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Secure trading with NWC.
Improve social status for themeselves and families
Acquire European goods.