Complete the paragraph about early trade in oklahoma. one of the earliest people to set up trade in the three forks area was he and his brother had been running a successful trading post for years trading post at three forks was set up on in 1796.

One of the earliest people to set up trade in the Three Forks area was Jean Pierre Chouteau. He and his brother had been running a successful trading post for years in  St. Louis. The trading post at Three Forks was set up on the Neosho River in 1796.

Explanation:

Jean-Pierre Chouteau was a fur trader, he was French and along with his half brother was one of the first settlers of St. Louis in New Orleans. Along with his brother, Jean-Pierre Chouteau established a successful commercial headquarters, even becoming a monopoly of the fur trade. They received the titles of "barons of the river" after creating a commercial post in Three Forks, in the river Neosho in 1796.

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