Unit 1

Early Canada



Chapter 4 Overview

At the end of Chapter 4, you should be able to answer the following questions:


  1. How did the various peoples in North America both work together in the fur trade and compete to control it?
  2. How did economic competition shape the fur trade?
  3. What roles did the First Nations, French, and British have in the fur trade?
  4. What effects did the fur trade have on diverse people?

You will use Chapter 4: Competition for Trade of the textbook, Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.


  • Lesson 1: pages 74 - 80
  • Lesson 2: pages 81 - 85
  • Lesson 3: pages 86 - 96
 
At the end of Chapter 4, you will find a final summative assessment for Unit 1. You will think about a person you have studied in all four chapters and explain why that person should be considered an entrepreneur.

You can find the expectations for the assessment by clicking here.