Phase 1: 1500-1603 The Early Fur Trade. Both The French & British Fished off the east coast of Canada, Where they met the mikmaq.
Pots for Furs?
Deal!
Phase 2: Expansion Inland (1603-1670. New France was made and the French Traded with the FN Around the great lakes and st. lawrence river.
France
Trade with us!
Phase 3: Rival Networks (1670-1760) Britain made the HBC. Now the two countries were both trading with the FN. This meant competition.
Trade with us!
Britian
The Drive West (1760-1821). The North West company took over. Now the two british ones were competeing. They both headed west to be the first to get to the unclaimed trading territory.
Cmon Men! Further West
Great job gentlemen! We've taken over the trades!
Now We Can Trade Together!
Phase 5: Monopoly in the West (1821-1870). Britain got the HBC & the NWC To Merge into one compony called the Hudsons Bay company. Which traded all throughout Canada.