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Different native peoples and outside countries competed for control of the northwest because they knew the kind of raw materials and natural resources of the Norwest. So Native American Indian tribes competed and fought with white Europeans that were interested in taking those lands and remove the Indians to exploit those raw materials in order to make big profits.
The crucial years were from 1774 to 1812. Many Europeans arrived at the Pacific Northwest to participate in the fur trade. We are talking about merchants from countries such as Russia, England, Portugal, Spain, and France. They tried to establish trade with different Native American tribes such as the Haida people, the Salish, and the Makah.
 
        
             
        
        
        
All immigrants were required to be members of the Church of England. ... The Anglican Church required priests to be trained in England.
        
             
        
        
        
The belief system that requires fasting during Ramadan, praying five times daily, and making a pilgrimage to Mecca is 3. Islam. Those three acts are three of the Five Pillars of Islam, which are considered the keys to Muslim life. The additional two include declaring Mohammad as the sole messenger of the only God and giving a portion of your income to the poor.
        
             
        
        
        
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<u><em>They protected the home country’s economy at the colonists’ expense</em></u>. 
Explanation:
Interestingly this colonist where affected after the Wool Act because it resulted in higher value of British clothes as a result of export ban of foreign wool.
The Iron Act which was meant to increase local iron production was opposed because they were resulting in losses for the growing iron and steel companies.