it was essential because the animals fur was the reason why most explorers expeditions led them to areas that they haven't been before, and that the trading posts was a big help in the development of the Pacific Northwest, because different trading post from different companys were everywhere near the rockies. I don't know if my answers right but that's what i researched.
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The river flowing between Washington and Oregon is the Columbia River.
English involvement in the slave trade was stimulated by the development of plantations in Jamaica.
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Because they considered slavery and slave trade essential to their economies.
the choices are: a)the development of agriculture b)the use of slave labor c)an extensive trade network d)the arrival of the europeans