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How did Washington's location affect the development of trade relationships before statehood? (1 point)

A. Difficulties in overland travel encouraged trade with Asia and Canada.

B. Sea travel was difficult, so trade was limited to local and regional markets.

C. The Cascades isolated Washington from Canada, preventing trade with that country.

D. The Lewis and Clark expedition brought an influx of trading opportunities from the eastern United States.

A. Difficulties in overland travel encouraged trade with Asia and Canada.

Explanation:

Before the country was able to fully expand all the way to the West, people in the West coast were quite separate from those on the East one. This is because most of the population lived in the East, and this was where most markets and customers were located. Travelling from East to West was extremely difficult, and this made trade difficult. Therefore, during those years, Washington traded mostly with Asia and Canada.

supplies had to travel a long distance across water on ships that were often attacked, so they did not reach europe

the correct answer is d: "party organizers, volunteers, voters, and elected officials."