Furs

Definition

The hair-covered skin of animals used to make clothing or other goods. In AP US History context, furs were an important part of trade between Native Americans and European settlers during colonial times.

Related terms

Fur Trade: The worldwide buying and selling of animal fur.

Hudson Bay Company: A British company that dominated the fur trade in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Beaver Wars: A series of conflicts fought in the mid-17th century over control of the lucrative fur trade in North America.