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Canada's History › Early History
Who were the voyageurs and coureurs des bois?
- Skilled and courageous men who travelled by canoe and traded furs with First Nations
- Missionaries who converted Indigenous peoples to Christianity
- Settlers who farmed the land in New France
- French soldiers who defended New France
Why this is the correct answer
Voyageurs and coureurs des bois were French-Canadian traders and travellers who paddled birchbark canoes deep into the North American interior to trade goods for furs with First Nations peoples. Their knowledge of waterways and wilderness was essential to the fur trade economy of New France. Their legacy is celebrated as part of Canada's founding history.