c/c_Social Studies_Grade 4_Le commerce de la fourrure dans le Canada et la Colombie-Britannique d’avant la Confédération

Subject
Social Studies
Grade
Grade 4
Concept/Content
the fur trade in pre-Confederation Canada and British Columbia
Elaboration
  • Sample topics:
    • fur trading companies (e.g., the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company)  
    • Beaver Wars
    • explorers: Simon Fraser, Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson
    • Russian and Spanish trade on the coast
    • establishment of trading posts (e.g., Victoria, Fort Langley, and other forts; Metis communities)
  • Key question:
    • Why were trading posts established in particular locations?
keywords
the fur trade in pre-Confederation Canada and British Columbia