Could the Dutch Commercial Empire have influenced the Canadian Economy during the First Half of the Eighteenth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20609488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Kupp (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 367-387 |
| Publication date | 1971-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3755 • E-ISSN: 1710-1093 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/chr-052-04-01 |
| OpenAlex | W2001827540 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
FROM THE FIRST JOURNEY OF CHAMPLAIN to the end of the seventeenth century there are in Canadian historical documents numerous hints and direct references which indicate that the commercial empire of the Dutch Republic influenced the Canadian economy, mainly through its control of prices of imported goods. Lescarbot, as early as i6o6, warned against he Dutch traders. Champlain continued these warnings and proposed in I634 to root out the Dutch competition established on the Hudson River. Sagard mentioned in his History of New France that the French traders welcomed the Iroquois wars because they effectively stopped the French Indians' commerce with Fort Orange where prices were more attractive. The Jesuit Relations abound with accusations against he Dutch trade, especially during the years 1640-5 when the Dutch gun traffic provided the Iroquois with a definite advantage over the French allies in the fur trade. Avaugour, Talon, Colbert, and Frontenac in their correspondence pointed to the superior position of the Dutch fur trade, especially in the cheapness and quality of the Dutch merchandise. • Despite the destructive character of the Iroquois wars the French colonial government considered them a necessary evil in order to separate the French fur trade from the attractions of the trade of Fort Orange. Certainly, Dutch activities greatly influenced the French fur tradethe only staple Canada then possessed. Canadian historians have paid little attention to this impact, except where it had direct repercussions a , for
Colonialism · Competition (biology) · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Empire · Government (linguistics) · Order (exchange) · Political science · Canadian Identity and History · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |