Fur trade in North America

When people wear clothes, they want them to be soft and warm. A long time ago, in North America, there were people called Native Americans who hunted animals for food and used their fur to make clothes. As more and more people moved to North America, they also wanted to wear fur clothes, but they didn't know where to get them from.

This is where the fur trade started. Some people would go out into the wilderness to catch animals like beavers, otters, and foxes. They would take their fur and trade it with other people who wanted it. These people were often called fur traders.

The fur traders would travel long distances to trade the fur they had caught with other people. Sometimes they would trade with the Native Americans and other times with people from Europe who had come to North America to settle. The European traders would often bring things like knives, tools, and blankets to trade for the fur.

The fur trade became very important to North America's economy. Many people made a lot of money from trading fur. However, over time, too many animals were hunted for their fur, which led to some animal species becoming endangered. This made people realize that they needed to protect the animals and their habitats. Now, fur trade is no longer as popular as it used to be, but people can still buy clothes made from fur if they choose to.