When the Dutch established their trading center on the Hudson River in present-day New York, who did they want to trade with?
A) Iroquois to the west
B) French to the north
C) English to the south
D) Algonquians to the east

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The Dutch wanted to trade with the Iroquois to the west because they were a powerful confederacy of Native American tribes who controlled the fur trade in the region.

When the Dutch Established Their Trading Center on the Hudson