How did James Cook contribute to the growth of the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest? Check all that apply. He set up the first successful fur-trading company in the region.
He understood the economic and political value of the region.
He established fur-processing factories in the region.
He explored the region for England in the 1700s.
His expeditions increased interest in the region.

Which of the following led to a continuation of the treatment in the excerpt above? a)the brutality of the trans-atlantic african slave trade. b)spanish repression after violent native uprisings in new spain during the 16th century. c)european competition to quickly establish colonial holdings in the new world. d)the reliance of the spanish on native americans to provide labor under the encomienda system.