What Were Its Defining Features Over More Than Two Centuries?

EXAMINE THE FUR TRADE IN THE NORTHEAST, THE NORTH, THE WEST, AND ON THE WEST COAST FROM CA. 1600 TO CA. 1840. WHAT WERE ITS DEFINING FEATURES OVER MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES?
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Introduction
The French trading alliance with the Wendat in the pre-confederate Canada experienced distinct transformations spreading across the period between 1600 to 1840. The significant events experienced during the fur trade era were the defeat of the New France in 1753, and Hudson’s Bay’s (HBC) competition against the Northwest Companies (NWC) before their merger in 1822. Other major trademarks for the era was the development of the fur trade resulting in broadening of the investment of the Oregon Country in the created market. During the same period, Governor James Douglas of the Hudson’s Bay Company retired in 1964with greater infestation in the fur trade. During this era of the development in the fur market, there was some major transformation in the market characteristics while other characteristics remained the same. For instance, the adaptation of the Europeans to the native culture as the first nations which mainly controlled the fur trading and market. This depicted diversity in their developmental features including the political alliances which ensured the overall success of the fur trade experienced despite the political, economic, and cultural challenges during the defined era.
Some features of the fur trading included events that occurred occasionally that influenced the performance of the market. Such features include but not limited to adaptation of the European to the native culture and the requirements of the traditions within the region which facilitated success. Cultural transformation and adaptation were first experienced by the Coureur de bois in the 17th century when the New France reigned in the fur market (Belshaw, 2015). The transformation was also experienced during the first half of the 18th century of the same fur trade period.
New France recognized the Coureur de bois as frontiersmen. John Belshaw defined the Coureur de bois group to have been formed by Samuel de Chaplain. The group was sent out to live with the Wendat to learn and adapt their trading habit and culture as clearly explained in the book on “Pre-confederation Canadian History” (Belshaw, 2015). During the fall of the Wendat in 1649, the Coureur de bois ensured that they had acquired sufficient information especially on the cultural practices and the common and most effective trade routes. They, therefore, managed to take over most of the trading routes dominated by the French and other developed tribes in the Further West. Throughout this period, the French influenced the population along the lake region. They issued them with regular gifts especially to the national leaders to enhance their support during the trading period. The issuing of the gifts continued throughout the period that the New French controlled the fur trade leading to the fall of the Wendat and also dealt with the Pays d’en Haut. Although the European culture doesn’t value gift-giving, the situation forced them to win the heart of the natives. The practice had both economic and social impacts esp...