HIST 122 Lecture 16: History notes 16
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Searching for gold found the beaver (castor canadensis: quebec city, pelt used for making hats - felt, european diseases that wiped out many first nations people in that area. By doing so european diseases wiped out most of the huron group: during the trade with french and huron the french would say if you want a gun you have to be. French had to decide to either leave, or go into the interior and get the fur themselves. Loss of huronia= short term disruption of trade. French traders into the pays d"en haut: opportunities for engages, algonkian corn market. French fur trade extended into north america interior. English looking for gold and found tobacco- there for agriculture: english wanted indg. The french had a better relationship, got to gain power in the interior. New england: 13 colonies and 1 million land-hungry colonist in 1755. Powerful navy, aggressive government in london views n. america as decisive theatre.
