HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Wyandot People, Iroquois, Columbian Exchange
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Huronia- territory of the largest confederacies of indigenous people in north. The population pf this territory may have had between 30-40 000 people at its peak. 1609- the wendat made their first contact with the french at champlain"s newly established settlement at quebec. Primary sources are the direct evidence or first-hand accounts of events without secondary analysis or interpretation. A primary source is a work that was written or created at a time that is contemporary or nearly contemporary with the period or subject being studied. Secondary sources are scholarly research sources that interpret and analyze primary sources. These sources are removed from the period of study, usually written many years after. Fur trade apart of france"s diplomacy and warfare. Helps to explain how france came to claim such a large territory. Fur trade helps us explain the geographic extension to france"s territory in.
