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Q: What trade first drew Americans to the west?
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What first drew Americans to the west?

The Fur Trade


Who were the first people to land in New York City?

Fur trappers of the Dutch West India Company intent on establishing trade with the Native Americans.


What drew more people to move west?

The Treaty of Greenville forced Native Americans to sell much of their land in Ohio.


What motive did Americans have for invading WEst Florida in 1818?

To interfere with Spanish trade routes.


Who were the people Native Americans attacked?

West africans upon there first arrival during the trans Atlantic slave trade because they thought they were some type of evil being!


Who were the first Americans to travel west?

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman


Why did the slave trade west Africa continue to grow?

West Africa was also home to many enslaved Africans brought to the americans The trends sharan salve trade contributed to the power of Ghana,Mali,and Songhai


Where did African slaves come from and how?

From Africa, Americans went and took them hostage, and traded them in Cuba for sugar. (Americans would capture them and trade with other Americans for cotton or sugar.)


What was transatlantic trade?

Its was a Trade that started in the West Indies going trough place and place to trade goods such as Fur. They traded to get African Americans for the southern colonies in America. and it went through the Atlantic Ocean


What was the transatlantic trade?

Its was a Trade that started in the West Indies going trough place and place to trade goods such as Fur. They traded to get African Americans for the southern colonies in America. and it went through the Atlantic Ocean


What industry began to lure some Americans into the Far West during the early years of the nineteenth century?

The fur trade


The writings of what inspired americans to venture west?

The writings of false riches, abundant land, and a "new start" all drew people West. Also look of Frederick Jackson Turner's book on the Frontier, that might help!