You will be creating a project on the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company of Canada. Choose one of the topics below to research.
1. The Rise of HBC
Prepare a project on the origins of Hudson's Bay Company. Comment on:
- What it is? Who started it? When it was created?
-Important people involved
-How were the Aboriginals involved?
-Key facts/events from the 1600's, 1700's, and 1800's
2. Aboriginals and the Fur Trade
Prepare a project on the interaction between Europeans and Aboriginals in the fur trade. Comment on:
3. Rivalry with the North West Company
Prepare a project on conflict between Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. Comment on:
Hudson's Bay Company Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson's_Bay_Company#17th_century
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/about/hbc_history.html
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPCONTENTSE1EP6CH1PA5LE.html
http://www.timescolonist.com/business/a-chronology-of-key-events-in-the-history-of-the-hudson-s-bay-company-1.564183
http://canadianheritage.org/enterprises/hudsonsbaycompany/index.htm
Fur Trade Websites:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/fur-trade/
http://www.pcmaf.org/fur_trade.htm
http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~reak/hist/fur.htm
http://www.civilization.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/economic-activities/fur-trade/
http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/clash%20of%20empires/Fur%20Trade.html
http://masters.ab.ca/bdyck/early-canada/fur/index.html
North West Company Websites:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/north-west-company/
http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/british%20america/Northwest.html
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPCONTENTSE1EP6CH3PA1LE.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Company
Watch the video below for an introduction to the fur trade:
http://canadianhistoryseries.com/?page_id=27
1. The Rise of HBC
Prepare a project on the origins of Hudson's Bay Company. Comment on:
- What it is? Who started it? When it was created?
-Important people involved
-How were the Aboriginals involved?
-Key facts/events from the 1600's, 1700's, and 1800's
2. Aboriginals and the Fur Trade
Prepare a project on the interaction between Europeans and Aboriginals in the fur trade. Comment on:
- What was the fur trade
- Why was it so important in Canada
- How contact with Europeans affected Aboriginals (health, trade)
- How Aboriginals helped Europeans survive
- How Aboriginals fit into the fur trade
- How the fur trade changed the lives of Aboriginal peoples
3. Rivalry with the North West Company
Prepare a project on conflict between Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. Comment on:
- How the North West Company began, and where its people had worked before
- Why the two companies fought
- The worst event of the rivalry
- What caused the North West Company to decide to make peace
- Who were the winners in the end
Hudson's Bay Company Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson's_Bay_Company#17th_century
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/about/hbc_history.html
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPCONTENTSE1EP6CH1PA5LE.html
http://www.timescolonist.com/business/a-chronology-of-key-events-in-the-history-of-the-hudson-s-bay-company-1.564183
http://canadianheritage.org/enterprises/hudsonsbaycompany/index.htm
Fur Trade Websites:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/fur-trade/
http://www.pcmaf.org/fur_trade.htm
http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~reak/hist/fur.htm
http://www.civilization.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/economic-activities/fur-trade/
http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/clash%20of%20empires/Fur%20Trade.html
http://masters.ab.ca/bdyck/early-canada/fur/index.html
North West Company Websites:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/north-west-company/
http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/british%20america/Northwest.html
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPCONTENTSE1EP6CH3PA1LE.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Company
Watch the video below for an introduction to the fur trade:
http://canadianhistoryseries.com/?page_id=27