Assignment 2 Length: 2000 words General Instructions: Write an essay on the following topic. Your essay should make use of all the materials in the course that deal with your topic as well as at least...

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Topic: In what ways was the fur trade in the West an economic relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples? In what ways was it a social relationship?
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Introduction
It can be said that by the time when the Europeans were in the brand new world, along with the Eskimos and Indians in modern Canada’s territory, then there were only 1000 individuals. Furthermore, their growth was mainly hindered by the epidemics and also the tribal wars. The fur trade started when the French Fisherman was drying the fish on the shores concerning the northeast coasts of North America. With the immense amount of strength, the civilizations of the Native Americans and the Eskimo were mainly based on the primary rural values and they also remained highly conservative. On the other hand, the Indians were also organically not been able to move toward commodity-money relations, private-ownership as well as the rule of the law. The principles concerning the peaceful coexistence with the other individuals remained obscure to a lot of Aboriginal Tribes as well as it was the fur trade that became the first bridge between the indigenous individuals of the British along with Canada and also the French Colonists.
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The Fur trade as the references suggests also provided Indigenous individuals with European goods that they were able to use for the gift-giving ceremonies, for enhancing their social status as well as to go to war[footnoteRef:1]. On the other hand, the fur trade is one of the major historical facets that involved the industry along with the unfolding of the different activities connected to the exchanging, trading, along it selling the fur of the animals in the West. Moreover, the native population in the West originated from the various regions of the world gave birth to the interest of the trade among themselves in the era of Pre-Columbian, but the Europeans engaged in the trade to a great extent when they arrived in the new place. The trading focus of the French took place from the 16th century, and England started to spread their trading spots in the different regions, consisting of the Hudson Bay in the 17th Century, with the trading of the Dutch identically in New Holland. However, it is needless to say that the fur trade in the region of North America during the historical era engaged in developing and drawing the trading grids. The fur trade development evolved as one of the main economic companies in the sphere of North America[footnoteRef:2]. This type of involvement was highly responsible in terms of attracting competition between different parties, consisting of the French, the British, the Dutch, the Spanish, and also the Russians. Arguably, in the United States case capitalizing on the trade of fur at the same time attempting for removing the rule of the British took place as one of the main economic ventures. Various indigenous individuals in the entire continent relied on the trade of fur as the main source of income in their life. [1: Brown, Jennifer SH. Strangers in blood: Fur trade company families in Indian country. ubc Press, 1980.] [2: Krech, Shepard, ed. The subarctic fur trade: Native social and economic adaptations. ubc Press, 1984.]
The pacific west region with the time started experiencing the arrival some of the visitors. This type of visitors started getting into the pacific west regions as the traders of Fur during 1790-1850. At this period the native Indians also started monopolizing the trade highlighting them as one of the most prominent suppliers in terms of fur in this particular place. On the other hand, before the traders were able to invade almost every individual in the region of the West used to defining wealth via horses. Undoubtedly Indians dominated during this period still some of the diseases such as smallpox affected the trade to a great extent and that made it decline at an alarming rate. This particular trade also brought the spreading of contagious diseases as mentioned above along with guns and also alcohol.
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