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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Hudson's Bay Company
Both the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company have advantages and disadvantages. Doing research on both companies, I would prefer to work for Hudson’s Bay. Since this company uses York boats to transport goods, it’s good for fur traders because it can carry much more cargo than canoes. In the summer, it could use ships to supply its major posts and transport bales of fur away. I like how the HBC respects the natives greatly by holding trading ceremonies for them, and smoking the peace pipe. Sadly, the headquarters of this company is in London which means that they’re not very knowledgeable and you can only communicate with the factors once a year. Even though the Hudson’s Bay Company has poorly built forts, and posts that are boring

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