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I. INTRODUCTION 7
II. PRIMITIVE INTER-TRIBAL TRADE 10
III. PLACE OF THE INDIAN TRADE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF AMERICA 11
1. Early Trade along the Atlantic Coast 11
2. In New England 12
3. In the Middle Region 18
4. In the South 16
5. In the Far West 18
IV. THE RIVER AND LAKE SYSTEMS OF THE NORTHWEST 19
V. WISCONSIN INDIANS 22
VI. PERIODS OF THE WISCONSIN INDIAN TRADE 25
VII. FRENCH EXPLORATION IN WISCONSIN 26
VIII. FRENCH POSTS IN WISCONSIN 33
IX. THE FOX WARS 34
X. FRENCH SETTLEMENT IN WISCONSIN 38
XI. THE TRADERS' STRUGGLE TO RETAIN THEIR TRADE 40
XII. THE ENGLISH AND THE NORTHWEST. INFLUENCE OF THE
INDIAN TRADE ON DIPLOMACY 42
XIII. THE NORTHWEST COMPANY 51
XIV. AMERICAN INFLUENCES 51
XV. GOVERNMENT TRADING HOUSES 58
XVI. WISCONSIN TRADE IN 1820 61
XVII. EFFECTS OF THE TRADING POST 67