American Fur Company
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The American Fur Company was a dominant early 19th-century U.S. fur-trading enterprise founded by John Jacob Astor that played a major role in the economic development of the American frontier.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business enterprise
ⓘ
fur trading company ⓘ |
| afterAWhileSplitInto |
Columbia River Department
ⓘ
Northern Department ⓘ Southwestern Department ⓘ |
| businessModel |
credit-based trade with trappers and Native Americans
ⓘ
use of licensed agents and sub-agents ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
changing fashion away from beaver hats
ⓘ
overtrapping of beaver ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Hudson's Bay Company
ⓘ
North West Company ⓘ Rocky Mountain Fur Company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1840s ⓘ |
| employed |
clerks
ⓘ
factors ⓘ trappers ⓘ voyageurs ⓘ |
| founder | John Jacob Astor ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Ramsay Crooks ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 1808 ⓘ |
| industry | fur trade ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. expansion into the West
ⓘ
development of frontier trading posts ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| mainActivity | trading furs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of trading posts in the interior of North America
ⓘ
dominance of U.S. fur trade in early 19th century ⓘ role in economic development of the American frontier ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
beaver pelts
ⓘ
mink pelts ⓘ otter pelts ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American frontier
Great Lakes region ⓘ Missouri River Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Missouri River region
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| ownedBy | John Jacob Astor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic fur trade
ⓘ
surface form:
North American fur trade
|
| regulationImpact | decline after U.S. government regulation of the fur trade ⓘ |
| significantPerson | John Jacob Astor ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
American merchants
ⓘ
European markets ⓘ Native American tribes ⓘ |
| usedTransportMethod |
canoes
ⓘ
keelboats ⓘ sailing ships ⓘ |
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