Monday, May 12, 2025

Answers to Friday 5: Socials 9, May 9

 1.  Name two legacies of the Hudson Bay Company.

-fur trade was the start of European Economic Ventures in Canada

-cooperation/reliance on Indigenous people for fur

-exploration and mapping of Canada

-sale of Rupert's land to the Canadian Government led to expansion and settlement westward

-Iconic products like the HBC blanket and the crest

-led to cultural disruption for Indigenous people

-turned into Canada's longest running department store 

2.  Who did the HBC merge with/take over in 1867?

NorthWestCompany

3.  What was the HBC Territory known as?

Rupert's Land

4.  Describe the role the river (Columbia) played in the lives of Indigenous people?

-transportation, trade, fishing/resources, water to drink/bathe

5.  What connections do you have to the river?

-personal - 

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