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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] |