what were the commercial enterprises of this era ?
Fur trade
Territorial era of Minnesota
fur trade
prior to the 1830s the dominant industry in the oregon territory was UNANSWERABLE
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Territorial era of Minnesota [SEP] Commercial enterprises
The most important commercial enterprise in the early part of the territorial era was the lucrative fur trade. At the beginning of the 19th century two British companies competed for dominance in the North American trade: Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. The North West company had used Grand Portage as its western headquarters along with other smaller companies that operated in the area. Grand Portage was one of the four principal British trading and shipping points furs in North America. Following the Treaty of Paris, in 1783, British operations at Grand Portage were technically illegal though the trade continued.