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In 1620, the first French fur traders came to Michigan. At this point in time the Ojibway people were the majority of the population.
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French voyagers were men around 5'6'' tall and under 150 pounds. They traveled in canoes that were 40 feet long. There were 8 to 10 men in the crew. Each man had to paddle 40-60 strokes a mintue. They generally carried two packs of furs that weighed 90 pounds each back to France.
The voyagers brought objects that they knew the Ojibway people did not have; guns, brass kettles, cloth, earrings, hatchet. They wanted to trade for beaver pelts because they were scarce in France.
The voyagers brought objects that they knew the Ojibway people did not have; guns, brass kettles, cloth, earrings, hatchet. They wanted to trade for beaver pelts because they were scarce in France.