This information was taken from the article <em>"Three Forks Area", </em>published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The complete paragraph goes as follows:
One of the earliest people to set up trade in the Three Forks area was Jean Pierre Chouteau. He and his brother had been running a successful trading post for years in their St. Louis Headquarters .The trading post at Three Forks was set up on the Neosho River in 1796.
Jean's half-brother's name was August Chouteau.
Explanation:
something that attracts you to something
for example the advantages that would draw your attention towards an area
Because you could just sit in your trench and wait for the opponent to attack, at which point you could shoot him, throw explosive devices, or even use chemical weapons that weren't banned then.
