Which country established an American empire based on the fur trade?

Explanation:

By the early 1700s, the fur trade was firmly established in the Great Lakes region. The French empire was based on the fur trade in this region and required Native American alliances to sustain it. Native people and the French traded, lived together, and often married each other and built families together.

the government closely monitored its finances to avoid another financial collapse.

it provided for equal trade rights among nations in china.