What are the cons/negatives of trade? Objective Students will be able to trace and discuss the path and challenges of trade. Background Chouteau: Was the name of a highly successful ethnically French fur-trading family based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which they helped found. Their ancestors Chouteau and Laclede initially settled in New Orleans. Osage Nation: is a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Great Plains. The tribe developed in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys around 700 B.C. along with other groups of its language family. Zebulon Pike: Zebulon Montgomery Pike was an American Duration: 60 Minutes.