jul 27, 1499 - Fur

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The fur trade in North America began between the Iroquois and Europeans in the early 1500s.
Within a few years, French, English, and Dutch fur traders were bartering with the Iroquois
throughout the Mohawk Valley in order to compete to control the trade. Even though other furs
were traded such as fox and mink, the beaver became the most valuable fur by far.
fur is soft, smooth, waterproof, easily shaped, and long-lasting. It also became the most
fashionable type of felt hat in Europe from the 1600s until the 1830s. Beaver pelts were made
into hats in Western Europe and Russia after a long and specialized process. Both rich and
middle class Europeans were willing to pay a lot of money for beaver hats

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