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This was such an important phenomenon because at the time furs and skins were really expensive. Easily 8,000 for just a zebras hide, if not more. Africa was one of the biggest places to poach. Poaching is when an animal is killed illegally.
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3. Industries became more mechanized
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Panama Canal
Explanation: When the canal was created ships could go from the atlantic to the Pacific without having to go around a long detour
 
        
             
        
        
        
The Mid-Atlantic colonies had C
. Numerous rivers facilitated trade with the Algonquin and Iroquois people.
The Mid-Atlantic colonies were blessed with rich geography such as:
- fertile soils which allowed them to excel in agriculture
- numerous rivers which allowed them to become shipbuilders 
- lots of trees which encouraged logging. 
These rivers also allowed a large textiles industry to form due to them offering access to the Algonquin and Iroquois people whom they were able to trade with for animal skins and hides. 
In conclusion, the Mid-Atlantic colonies were richly blessed with natural resources including rivers which they used to trade with the Native Indians. 
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