The Fur Trade Era of the 1800s:

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Could you imagine going school clothes shopping, walking into Abercrombie & Fitch or Hollister, and seeing a normally 60 dollar sweatshirt for about 200 dollars? Well this is what it was like for the people who were also into the popular clothing back in the 1800s where fur was “the thing”. Due to the furs’ amazing qualities, the poor animals were over hunted because there were no game management laws. The beaver and otter furs were in such a high demand that their population went down and the competition went up. The conflict could’ve been avoided if game management laws had been set in place.

In the middle and towards the end of the fur trade era, about 1805, the price for a fur pelt was very expensive. The high prices were caused by the competition, demand, and the population of the beavers and otters. Themajor fur trade companies were located in northern Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. The Asians and The Europeans were most affected by the high fur prices. The Americans on the other hand were mostly affected by the low animal population. For the Americans supplied much of the furs.

One of the biggest reasons for the high fur prices was the demand for it. The European countries are where the fur was in the highest demand, and it later came into demand in the Asian countries. Yes, of course the fur was popular in the U.S., but the mass of the people who wanted the fur were in the European and Asian countries. (Bailey, p. 57-58)

As I stated before, the fur had many excellent qualities that made it so popular. The fur was very fashionable and wasn’t the most expensive piece of clothing (at first anyways). The fur was also fairly easy to get. You couldn’t get it over in the eastern U.S. because of the massive amoun...

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