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| In the 1750s the trade in beaver furs was a major part of the economy of northern North America. While British traders did business primarily at their posts on Hudson Bay, the French developed a network of trade routes almost as far west as the Rocky Mountains. | ||||||
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| Exploration, Geographic; Native Americans of North America; Fur Trade in North America; Canada | ||||||
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