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…with them European trade goods and European diseases. The Osage developed profitable if someone tenuous trading ties to the French, acquiring weapons and metal implements in exchange for furs and slaves, and horses captured from raids. However, even French influence was limited. Other than a handful of forts and trading posts, there were few European…
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