Question

in the late 18th to the mid 19th centuries, Europeans sought economic gain from the Pacific from the trade of?

Answer 1

the Europeans went to the pacific to trade for fur

Answer 2

I don't know if you have any options, but I believe that the Europeans went to the Pacific to trade fur at the time. They went to America primarily in order to trade fur with the Native American tribes who lived there. The French, the English, and the Dutch were primarily interested in fur trade during those centuries.