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  2. North American fur trade - Wikipedia

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    The North American fur trade is the (typically) historical commercial trade of furs and other goods in North America, predominantly in the eastern provinces of Canada and the northeastern American colonies (soon-to-be northeastern United States). The trade was initiated mainly through French, Dutch and English settlers and explorers in ...

  3. List of types of fur - Wikipedia

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    Chinchilla. Characterized by their dense, velvety texture, chinchilla fur is one of the most expensive and luxurious of all fur types. Each follicle on a chinchilla's body produces 60 hairs, making the fur the densest of any land-dwelling mammal. The most common coloration for chinchillas is a medium grey body, black dorsal stripe, and white ...

  4. Muskrat - Wikipedia

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    It has crucial effects on the ecology of wetlands, [2] and is a resource of food and fur for humans. Adult muskrats weigh 0.6–2 kg (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb), with a body length (excluding the tail) of 20–35 cm (8–14 in). They are covered with short, thick fur of medium to dark brown color.

  5. James Hanna (trader) - Wikipedia

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    James Hanna (trader) James Hanna (died 1787) was the first European to sail to the Pacific northwest to trade in furs. This maritime fur trade was an important factor in the early history of the Pacific Northwest and the westward expansion of the United States and Canada.

  6. Hudson's Bay point blanket - Wikipedia

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    Hudson's Bay point blanket. A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America, now Canada and the United States, from 1779 to present. [1] The blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the North American fur trade.

  7. Native American trade - Wikipedia

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    Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841. The Native American trade refers to the historic trade between the Indigenous people of North America and European settlers. The period begins before the colonial period, continuing through the 19th century and declining around 1937. The term Native American Trade in this context describes the people ...

  8. List of fur trading post and forts in North America - Wikipedia

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    (Maniwaki in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. HBC established fur trading post) (17th century fur trade building located in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.) (Nipising 1874 Hudson's Bay Company trading post) Fort George

  9. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter ...