SS9 – Crossroads
-CanWest1 – Intro & HBC
Introduction and Hudson’s Bay Company
Canada was a nation that was founded on the exportation
of its resources, such as furs, fish and timber.
The majority of the exploration of Canada was done by
traders who actively sought trading relationships with
the Native peoples.
Huge trading companies explored, mapped and in many
ways governed over immense parts of Canada with the
sole purpose of profit.
Two native speaking French Cours De Bois, helped found
the HBC. They were able to sign a trading monopoly
based upon all the lands that drained into the Hudson’s
Bay (Rupert’s Land).
The HBC set up many trading forts and the Native
traders would bring the valuable furs to them. The furs
were often exchanged into money to tokens called "MB’s”
that could be used in the company store.
SS9 – Crossroads
CanWest1 – Introduction & The HBC
Introduction and the Hudson’s Bay Company
Directions: Read pages 256-261 in your text Crossroads – A Meeting of
Nations.
1. On a separate piece of paper, provide definitions for the following terms;
Entrepreneur – one who carries out an enterprise
economic imperialist
- Imperialism is the domination of one country over
another, politically, economically or culturally. Economic imperials refers to the
economic domination.
Capitalist – a person with capital or money to invest
Rupert’s Land – the territory given to the Hudson’s Bay Company
Made Beaver - a prime adult beaver fur used to gauge the value of all other furs.
2. On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions using COMPLETE
SENTENCES;
a) Name 3 large fur trading companies of the 17th and 18th
Century Canada. (2 mks for identification and use of complete
sentences)
1. HBC, 2. NWC, 3. Company of a Hundred Associates
b) Identify who were the two French Coureurs De Bois who
helped start the HBC and describe the experience they brought with
them to the company. (2 mks for identification and description of their
experience)
Radisson and Groseilliers – Raddison spoke Mowhawk and was their prisoner for a #
of years, he know their customs, Groseilliers learnded form the natives oabout
untouched land north of Lake Superior. They both explored the lands and became
familiar with the opportunity of the fur trade in that area.
c) What was the name of the trading territory given to the HBC
and who gave it to them? (2 mks for details and quality of thought)
Rupert’s Land all lands that drain into the Hudson Bay. The land was given to them
by King CharlesII and his cousin Prince Rupert.
d) What was the name of the head trader of the HBC posts and
why was the summer an important time for the HBC trading forts. (2
mks for details and descriptions)
Factor. Summer was the peak season to unload the supplies from England and trade
for the furs the natives brought them. Then the furs had to be loaded onto the
ships. The travel by canoe and by ship was dependant on the ice on the rivers and in
the harbors.
3. On the map found opposite outline and shade in all of Rupert’s Land,
trace the major western fur trade routes in RED and label the following;
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Great Slave Lake
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake of the Woods
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
York Factory
Norway House
Fort Garry
Brandon House
Cumberland House
Edmonton House
Nelson House
Chesterfield House
Moose Factory
Chesterfield Inlet
You will be marked out of ten for correct labeling and quality of work
Total Marks : ____ / 23
3. On the map found below outline and shade in all of Rupert’s Land, trace
the major western fur trade routes in RED and label the following;
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Great Slave Lake
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake of the Woods
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
York Factory
Norway House
Fort Garry
Brandon House
Cumberland House
Edmonton House
Nelson House
Chesterfield House
Moose Factory
Chesterfield Inlet
You will be marked out of ten for correct labeling and quality of work