How did Haudenosaunee influence Great Lakes trade networks and regional diplomacy?

• A. By controlling key trade routes, forming alliances, and participating in cross-tribal diplomacy that linked the Great Lakes with the St. Lawrence corridor.
• B. By isolating themselves from neighboring tribes and avoiding alliances.
• C. Through exclusive use of river routes within their territory only.
• D. By adopting European trade practices exclusively.

Answer: (A)