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Fur trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (535 words) |
 | The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). |
 | Fur trade was a major Russian export since the early middle-ages. |
 | Fur trade played a vital role in the development of Siberia, the Russian Far East and the Russian colonization of the Americas. |
| Fur trade - definition of Fur trade in Encyclopedia (134 words) |
 | The fur trade was a huge part in the early economic development of North America. |
 | For the majority of the fur trade era in North American history the primary fur market was overseas, in Europe. |
 | The fur trade ended as settlers took over the best trapping lands and eradicated wildlife which competed with livestock and humans for resources. |