He didn't need more emotions to hamper his decision making, and he didn't need Tim to disown him at the end of this mess. Last night she had noticed a few clothes in a hamper in the laundry room. The infamous roads and the risks during the bridgeless season greatly hamper trade
Well before slavery in America, there was an agreement of some sort where people would come to the new land poor and work for them for at least 7 years, however, America started to think "What if we had PERMANENT slaves which we could treat however we wanted” and then they sailed to Africa where they traded with the African leader for Negros to use.”
The French had set up trading posts in the Louisiana Territory and traded goods using the Mississippi River as transportation. The river leads into the ocean, specifically in New Orleans. New Orleans was a major port used to transport goods from the Louisiana Territory back to Europe.