Many historians had different inputs about the fur trade and the way they viewed the fur trade. The fur trade decreased the population of the beavers and other animals used during the during fur trade. Since the animal population started to decrease in one area the fur trade grew in other areas. There are a lot of reasons why the fur trade was a win -win situation. The fur trade was a win -win situation because the Europeans got the items that they needed so they could sell them. Also the First Nations got resources that they were not introduced to. The fur trade was made as a very rich cross cultural place that would let in new cultures join. The metis would sometimes also call themselves ‘’The children of the fur trade’’. Due to the
