The Fur Trade in Canada

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:culturalSignificance shaped relationships between Europeans and Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:declinedAfter overhunting
changing European fashion
expansion of agriculture
gptkbp:economicImportance major economic driver in early Canada
gptkbp:endDate 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fur Trade in Canada
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
gptkb:North_West_Company
Indigenous people
British traders
French traders
gptkbp:product beaver pelts
otter pelts
marten pelts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fort_William
gptkb:James_Bay
gptkb:Mackenzie_River
gptkb:Montreal
gptkb:Quebec_City
gptkb:St._Lawrence_River
gptkb:Royal_Proclamation_of_1763
gptkb:Rupert's_Land
gptkb:Fort_Edmonton
gptkb:coureurs_des_bois
gptkb:Red_River_Settlement
gptkb:Fort_York
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:North_West_Company
gptkb:Fort_Vancouver
Treaty of Utrecht
exploration of North America
fur trade era
colonialism in Canada
Indigenous-European relations
fur brigades
fur trade routes
voyageurs
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of trading posts
conflicts between trading companies
creation of Métis culture
exploration of Canadian interior
intermarriage between traders and Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:startDate 16th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harold_Innis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6