Question

what disadvantages did native americans experience in their trading with europeans? native americans traded for items they could not use in everyday life. native americans could not trade effectively because they lacked economic leaders. native americans found that trade ties were diminished when europeans left. native americans became reliant on european technology.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) Native Americans could not trade effectively because they lacked economic leaders.

The disadvantage that native Americans experienced in their trading with Europeans was that  Native Americans could not trade effectively because they lacked economic leaders.

European people had many years of experience trading with some other nations. For instance, with Asian and African territories when they expanded their dominions in those regions. So they had experience in negotiating good trades. That was not the case of Native American tribes that had a completely different system of trade with other Native American tribes. There were not experienced leaders in trading with European people and that represented a disadvantaged in negotiations.