INDIGST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: North West Company, Great Lakes Region, Spice Trade
30 Oct 2017
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France"s monopoly is challenged for the first time (by british dominion: phase 4: 1760-1821. Settlement of the west: hbc becomes challenged by north west company (rival trading company, new france has become a british colony, british begin to focus on agriculture for first time- tied to settlement of west. Fur trade is happening (2 competing companies)- but now emerging agriculture as a form of economy: populations of animals are steadily decreasing because 2 companies, phase 5: 1821-1869. Settlement of the west con"tnd: buffalo beginning to disappear significantly, beaver becoming scares, demand for pelts in europe is decreasing- increase of interest in spice trade, 1869- rupert"s land is sold- becomes province of manitoba in 1870. Sites for disease- foreign diseases that didn"t e(cid:454)ist pre(cid:448)iousl(cid:455) Started moving west to challenge the hbc once it started declining: but hbc had huge monopoly over fur trade, height of fur trade is majority north of great lakes and prairies, marriage a la facon du pays.
