Complex sentence: In 1610 the Dutch established a trading post on the edge of Iroquois territory, giving them direct access to European markets and removing their need for reliance on the French and the tribes who functioned as middlemen in the trading of goods.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1610 the Dutch established a trading post on the edge of Iroquois territory, giving them direct access to European markets. This removed the Iroquois need to rely on the French and the tribes who had functioned as middlemen in the trading of goods.