How the Fur Trade Affected Native American and European Alliances

Details

Author
Nancy DeCourcey
Topic/Subject Area
Commerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism; Land, Environment, Geography; Native American
Historical Era
Colonial settlement, 1620–1762, Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
Grade Level
Middle School (6–8)
Creation Date
2013
Last Revision Date
2024

About This Lesson

Summary and Objective

Students will understand that alliances between English settlers and Native Americans in colonial New England were influenced by the fur trade, French settlers, and other Native American tribes.