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Fur Trade in Wisconsin
Main Idea Notes on the Wisconsin Fur TradeSlide2
White Men Coming to WI
Priests – conversion to Catholicism
Explorers – natural resources/trade route east (Asia
)
Had heard and seen gold/riches coming back with the Spanish so the French too were intrigued.
Jean Nicolet (1634)
Interacted with the Native tribes he encountered – wanted to make peace with them
Ho-Chunk, Menominee, PotawatomiSlide3
French and Indian
Became trade partners
French learned their language and culture
Metis – French and Indian babies
Traded furs for European goods
Improved Indian
farming
Helped hunters
N
ative philosophy:
the creator brings the animal to an individual as a gift and the animal willingly sacrifices its life so the person may eat and be clothed – regardless
European goods
improved
efficiencySlide4
Disadvantages for the Indians
Had to meet the demand (almost impossible)
Depletion of resources
Hunting parties from one tribe move into hunting grounds of neighboring tribes = conflict
Tribes split and spread out – altering the sense of community.
Male hunters were absent from families for long periods of time – women adopted male tasks.
Women were not asked for advice as much as they used to; tribes became more male dominated (Americanization)
Introduction of alcohol
No tolerance and quickly became addicted.
Fur trade depleted natural resources, and Indian communities suffered great loss due to European diseases, many became impoverished = turned to alcohol to forget their problems.Slide5
British Arrive
1740s – British traders arrived and challenged the French (French and Indian War)
British defeated the French in 1759 (took over the fur trade)
WI Indians resented this – French understood the Native practice of gift-giving and good relations
British used fear tactics and threats (tyranny)Slide6
Pontiac’s Rebellion 1763
Pontiac organized Indian groups of the Western Great Lakes in a rebellion against the British (no Menominee or Ho-Chunk)
Captured many British forts but could not hold onto them.
British passed the Proclamation of 1763 – forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachians (largely ignored)
Reintroduction of the French practice of gift-giving, relaxing the restrictions on selling guns and ammunition to tribes
.Slide7
After the American
Revolution
American government took control of the fur trade (government-run posts
)
Did not work as the old system continued to be utilized under the table.
Americans didn’t know how to cultivate relationships with WI Indians
Charged high prices for their hunting supplies (impoverishing the natives more)
Freely traded alcohol for furs (alcohol abuse)Slide8
Depletion
1830s – population of some fur bearing animals were dwindling.
Beaver were nearly extinct/once fashionable was now out of style
.
Lumber was the next go to, until deforestation took its toll on those resources
Predominantly lead mining
became popular in parts of
WI – other resources were mined as well.
Lead prices dropped = miners turned to farming
Rich soil brought settlers to WI (wanted land – Native land)