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毛皮贸易是北美历史上最重要的边疆开发形式之一,对于当时的国际形势、美加关系和它们各自的历史发展都产生过重要的影响。本文从整个北美历史发展的角度探讨了毛皮贸易的兴衰历程,分析了它与其他边疆开发形式、尤其是同农业边疆的区别,从环境史的角度考察了这种经济形式对于环境和印第安人所带来的生态灾难,并从宏观上对于毛皮贸易的历史地位和作用做出定位。
Fur trade was one of the most important forms of border development in North American history. For the international situation prevailing at the time, the relations between the United States and Canada and their respective historical development had a significant impact. This paper discusses the rise and fall of fur trade from the perspective of historical development of North America as a whole and analyzes the difference between it and other forms of border development, especially the agricultural frontier. From the perspective of environmental history, this paper examines the economic development of the fur trade. Bring about the ecological disaster and macroscopically locate the historical position and role of fur trade.