HIST 2710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Potlatch, Rupert River, Lake Superior
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It increased the sense of rivalry over which country should be the one to exploit the riches of north america. England was establishing its first cookies, virginia, new york, etc. The origins of the fur trade came from the french. They were voyagers, and they wanted to go further northwest in search of furs, and past the iroquois blockade. Radisson had been abducted by iroquois when he was a boy and released as an adult, and thus knew his customs, and went back to his family and his brother in law. In 1664, they made a proposition to the govoner of quebec. They told him that they are willing to risk their lives to explore. They had to ask permission, because the governor wanted the men in the colony to stay. However, the governor agreed, but they needed to bring overseers, and give the government half their profits.
