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What was the Canadian fur trade?

What was the Canadian fur trade?

History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast vor 1 Woche

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Grab a paddle and jump into a giant canoe! Early Canada was a
massive, wild wilderness with no roads—just freezing, rushing
rivers. Travel back to the 1600s to discover how early Canadian
exploration started all because of... fashion?! That's right!
People in Europe were totally obsessed with waterproof beaver hats,
and explorers traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to find
them. You'll meet the super-strong "voyageurs," who were tough
French-Canadian river guides that paddled giant 40-foot birchbark
canoes for 14 hours a day and carried heavy 180-pound packs on
their backs! We'll explore the giant Hudson's Bay Company trading
empire, learn how trading forts packed massive barrels of salted
salmon to send all the way to Hawaii, and discover a genius
wilderness super-food called pemmican! Plus, find out what happened
in 1858 when beaver hats went out of style and 30,000 miners
suddenly rushed to the Fraser River looking for shiny gold! It’s a
wild adventure full of swamps, waterfalls, and treasure!