Transcript Fur Traders

FUR TRADERS
New France
FUR TRADERS
1. How common is it for people to wear clothes
made from furs as fashion items today (real
fur)?
2. Is wearing fur more or less common today
than in the past? Why do you think?
3. What are some advantages of making
clothes from furs?
4. What are some disadvantages?
5. What do you know about fur traders?
COUREURS DES BOIS
Coureurs des bois is a French term
meaning "runners of the woods," the
name given to the Europeans who
travelled inland to trade for furs.
Copy the above definition in your
history text, then open your book to
page H13.
Lets look at a few things:
 The picture on page H13
 The hats on page H14
 The data table on page H14
FUR TRADERS QUESTIONS
Use pages H13 – H14 to complete the following questions:
1. Why were there no coureurs des bois before 1663?
a) Why did this change?
b) Why did the days of the coureurs des Bois come to an end?
2. Use information from the text and painting to list characteristics of the
coureurs des bois’ life.
STOP!
Complete questions before continuing…