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Relations during the Fur Trade

  • What essential conditions would First Nations, Métis, French and British peoples need for peaceful co-existence during the fur trade era?
  • To what extent were these conditions present?

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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 7.1.1 - Students will appreciate the influence of diverse Aboriginal, French and British peoples on events leading to Confederation
Specific Outcome 7.1.2 - Students will appreciate the challenges of co-existence among peoples
Specific Outcome 7.1.3.1 - What were the different ways in which Aboriginal societies were structured (i.e., Iroquois Confederacy, Ojibwa, Mi'kmaq)? (CC, I, LPP)
Specific Outcome 7.1.3.2 - How did the structures of Aboriginal societies affect decision making in each society (i.e., role and status of women, consensus building)? (CC, TCC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 7.1.3.3 - What were the social and economic factors of European imperialism? (CC, I, TCC)
Specific Outcome 7.1.3.4 - In what ways did European imperialism impact the social and economic structures of Aboriginal societies? (ER, GC, PADM, TCC)
Specific Outcome 7.1.3.5 - How was European imperialism responsible for the development of Acadia, New France and British settlements? (I, GC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 7.1.3.7 - What roles did the Royal Government and the Catholic Church play in the social structure of New France (i.e., governor, intendant, Jesuits, religious congregations)? (ER, GC, PADM, LPP)
Specific Outcome 7.1.4.1 - How did the First Nations, French, British and Métis peoples interact with each other as participants in the fur trade? (TCC, ER, LPP)
Specific Outcome 7.1.4.2 - How did the fur trade contribute to the foundations of the economy in North America? (ER, LPP, TCC)
Specific Outcome 7.1.4.3 - How was Britain's interest in the fur trade different from that of New France? (TCC, ER, GC)
Specific Outcome 7.1.4.4 - How was economic development in New France impacted by the changing policies of the French Royal Government? (PADM, ER, GC, TCC)
Specific Outcome 7.S.7.4 - Students will organize and synthesize researched information
C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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