Conversation so far:
What was the effect of the deerskin trade on Native Americans in North American fur trade?
The North American fur trade challenged Native American—specifically the Creek's—beliefs which revolved around respecting the environment.
Why was the Native American Creek really affected by the deerskin trade?
The Creek believed they had a unique relationship with the animals they hunted with several rules surround how a hunt could occur, particularly prohibiting needless killing of deer
What were some of these belief The Creek held with the animals they hunted in North American fur trade?
The Creek had several rules surround how a hunt could occur, particularly prohibiting needless killing of deer.
Was there anything else the Creek believed was unique about how they treated animals aside from prohibiting needless killing of deer?
The Creek had specific taboos against taking unhealthy deer skin. But the lucrative deerskin trade prompted hunters to act past the point of restraint they had operated under before.
Did anything happen to the Creek because of the lucrative deerskin trade prompted hunters to act past the point of restraint they had operated under before?
What did the Creek do to adjust to the collapse of the hunting economy due to the scarcity of deer as they were over-hunted and lost their lands to white settlers?
Due to the decline of deer populations, and the governmental pressure to switch to the colonists' way of life, animal husbandry replaced deer hunting for the Creeks
What happened to the Creek after the adjustment to animal husbandry?
animal husbandry replaced deer hunting both as an income and diet for the Creek
Did the Native Americans trade deerskin for rum during the North American fur trade?
Rum was first introduced in the North American fur trade as a trading item, and quickly became an inelastic good. Traders used rum to help form partnerships with Native Americans
Did rum have any effects on the Native Americans after it was first introduced in the early 1700s as a trading item, and quickly became an inelastic good?
Rum had a significant effect on the social behavior of Native Americans.
What was this significant effect on the social behavior of Native Americans effect that Rum had in North American fur trade?
Under the influence of rum from the North American fur trade, the younger generation became involved with more skirmishes with other tribes and white settlers.
Did the skirmishes with the younger generation, other tribes and white settlers lead to bigger fights or wars in the North American fur trade?

Question: Why did it become a debt trap for them?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did rum become a debt trap for the Native Americans in North American fur trade?