HIST260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: W. M. Keck Observatory, Crystallization
Document Summary
The fur trade society in new france after 1663: the fur trade frontier 1663-1700. Iroquois/french wars and the crisis of new france. Initially the iroquois have the upper hand because they know how to fight in the new world. Not fighting big battles instead small wars. When the french figure this out the war becomes anyone"s to win. Eventually a peace is made in 1701. Royal government and the arrival of troops. The rebirth of the fur trade and the french move inland: protection of the troops. No one wanted to be the new middleman for the french fur trade. Changed dramatically how the french crown will profit off the fur trade. They sell licenses to be able to trade furs in a specific location. Crown sends over large numbers of soldiers to defend the colony on the st. lawrence. Start building inland posts to protect inland transportation.
