They lived among the Hidatsa and Mandan Indians in the upper Missouri River area (present-day North Dakota). In November 1804, an expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark entered the area. ... Lewis and Clark met Charbonneau and quickly hired him to serve as interpreter on their expedition.
After some early trading expeditions the first Dutch settlement was founded in 1615 fort Nassau on castle island along the hudson near present day Albany. The settlement served mostly as an outpost for trading in fur with the native lenape tribespeople but was later REPLACED BY FORT ORANGE.
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The correct answer is B) They established ties with local rulers. What this did was it got them on good terms with the people of the land, and therefore increased their power. Hope this helps.
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The correct answer would be B
