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The fur trade helped shape
Canada’s historical development by pushing
exploration and expansion westward and northward.
When we look at the explorers and other groups
associated with the fur trade during this period,
we see its impact on our social, economic and
political development: the interaction between
First Nations and Europeans; the rivalry between
the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West
Company; the rise of the Métis nation;
and the settlement of the Red River colony. |
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