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How did the fur trade impact American Indians and the americans

Trade allowed settlements to grow.
Trade discouraged people from coming to the Americas.
Overhunting animals hurt the environment.
Trade caused the spread of disease.
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One of the signal features of the trade was its rapid movement westward as one beaver population after another was hunted out, and the fur hunters had to push farther inland in search of untapped beaver grounds.

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