As there is trading happening during this era, fur and alcohol were among the fewest precious imports from the Europeans. Natives usually did the hunting in order to get the fur and traded with the Europeans. They traded ur for guns, blankets, metals, tools, rum, and brandy. The reason why Europeans wanted furs or skins so much was because of the cold climates. The alcohol that was in high demand was whiskey, a grain based alcohol. Alcohol was another key factor of ruining native culture besides diseases. “Binge drinking, violence among young men, promiscuity, and addiction followed in many places.” When reading this, I think it was the start of alcohol consuming and high death rates by alcohol poisoning. This just remind me of today’s society, especially in fraternities, where people are forced to drink excessive amount of alcohol without experience. Many inappropriate acts can happen when being intoxicated like being unnecessarily aggressive, sexual assaults, and passing out. I can tell a lot of women were affected by this and women are still affected by this today.
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