Question

Why might peoples living in early East Texas and New Mexico have needed middlemen to conduct trade?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. People living in Texas and New Mexico would need middleman to conduct trade due to the great distances involved in travelling.

2. The Puebloen were town dwellers with sophisticated villages, while the plain culture was mostly nomadic.

Explanation:

1. Both Texas and New Mexico were frontier States with poor transport links with the industrialized North-West. Due to the great distances involved, it made more sense to conduct trade with a middleman than do it directly.

The middleman would manage transport and security of goods with their own network and contacts. At the time, it was almost impossible to do business otherwise.

2. Both the Puebloen people and the Tribes on the claims were Native American people but with their own distinct culture, traditions and language. The plains provided  with enough bison and wild game to fulfill the needs of the people and the geography also meant that these people had to live like nomads, moving places depending on the weather.