Animals Changed the World: Beavers, the Fur Trade, and the Development of North America
by Pay In Pairs
About This Novel
The fur trade was the exchange of precious local animal furs between North American Indians and European fur traders. It was a unique historical chapter in the development history of western North America: fur traders and Indians cooperated to continuously push the fur frontier to the west. Not only did they obtain high profits and complete the primitive accumulation of industrial capital, they also explored the geographical conditions and used specific methods to provide Later, agricultural development cleared obstacles; generations of wilderness backpackers, driven by the interests of the fur trade, entered the vast western wilderness to open up trading points. In the process of fighting against the harsh natural environment, they demonstrated the will and courage of mankind to challenge the limits of survival. The 2016 Oscar-winning film "The Revenant" used this period of history as the background to unfold the storyline. The fur trade had an important impact on the international relations at that time and the historical development of North America. It was the basis for the existence of the New France colony and a key factor in the great powers' struggle for hegemony and exploration into the interior of North America. The fur trade is also the pathfinder of Sino-US trade. American traders headed by John Astor sent ships to the northwest coast of North America to collect sea otter skins, and then transported them to Guangdong for trade, thus opening a new chapter in Sino-US trade.
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