The major occupation in New France was fur trapping..
Answer: Yes, I do believe that their relationship has been affected by the Civil war. The reason being as how Helen's father, Captain, is so used to indulging Helen's inappropriate behavior, that when Annie challenges him by correcting Helen's behavior, he feels under-minded. He is, after all, the one used to giving orders. Especially since he, himself, was/is in the army.
<span>This period in the US that followed the Civil War
brought with it great farmer discontent because the entire Southern
agrarian economy had been ravaged, and many crop yields lessened due to
the abolishment of slavery. </span>
