Fur Trade Odyssey
$54.99
Product Description
This dynamic CD tells the fascinating story of how the fur trade played a pivotal role in the development of Canada. The CD-ROM package includes a virtual tour of Old Fort William — biographies, a timeline, a place index map, complete cross-disciplinary study units in science and technology, cultural dynamics, a history of the fur trade and a Teacher’s Guide.
NOTE: This is an interactive CD-ROM that plays in a computer
The following study units are included:
Fur Trade History
- Pre-Contact Trade and Contact
- The French Fur Trade
- The Rise of the North West Company
- Exploration of the Interior
- The Battle for Control
- The Hudson’s Bay Company
Science & Technology
- Technology & Society
- Navigation
- Native Technology
- People Aren’t Wearing Enough Hats?
Cultural Dynamics
- New France
- British North America
- North America’s First People
- Class Structure of the North West Company
- Fur Trade Families
- The Metis
- Perceptions of Beauty


Rating by Sam on :
This works on Windows & Macintosh but since it was made in the 90′s it is somewhat dated.