11 September 2001
CANADIAN HISTPORY: FUR AND TRADE
Why was alcohol a significant part of the fur trade? What was the ethical dimension of alcohol and the Fur Trade?
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The coureurs des bois (French traders) gave alcohol to the Indians in exchange for their furs. Alcohol increased their profits. The colony was divided into two camps: those who supported the trade in alcohol with the Indians and those who denounced it as dishonourable.
