The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 55
... trade were the following . To refuse brandy to the Indians was to let the English monopolise the profitable fur trade , and therefore to check the development of New France . The fur trade provided an abundance of beaver skins , which ...
... trade were the following . To refuse brandy to the Indians was to let the English monopolise the profitable fur trade , and therefore to check the development of New France . The fur trade provided an abundance of beaver skins , which ...
Page 391
... trade , the general effects of reciprocity being clearly beneficial to both countries . One special American ad- vantage was that Canadian trade via the St Lawrence had been reduced , while that via New York had been increased , and ...
... trade , the general effects of reciprocity being clearly beneficial to both countries . One special American ad- vantage was that Canadian trade via the St Lawrence had been reduced , while that via New York had been increased , and ...
Page 414
... trade paved the way for the settlement of Western Canada . As was to be expected , the attitude of the fur - trading companies was not favourable to settle- ment ; for settlement and the fur trade can hardly co - exist for any length of ...
... trade paved the way for the settlement of Western Canada . As was to be expected , the attitude of the fur - trading companies was not favourable to settle- ment ; for settlement and the fur trade can hardly co - exist for any length of ...
Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND ETHNICAL | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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