USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On the Northern Plains, American Indians obtained the gun through exchange at posts such as Fort Union. Imported from England, Belgium, France, and the American Colonies (later, the states), the gun became a popular trade item for tribal members. Possibly the most iconic fur trade firearm was the Northwest Trade Gun.

Detailed explanation-2: -One, when the Europeans arrived, there were no classical style civilizations, with monumental architecture and empires like the Aztec or the Incas. And two, Native North Americans had no metalwork, no gunpowder, no wheels, no written languages and no domesticated animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Colonial and imperial authorities, knowing all too well about the high cost of warring against Indians, responded by making gifts of munitions and gunsmithing a routine part of their diplomacy with them.

Detailed explanation-4: -At their trading post at Fort Orange (modern Albany) and New Amsterdam (New York City), the Iroquois traded animal pelts for large quantities of guns, powder, shot, and even gunsmith services.