SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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Question
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Native Americans taught them to hunt, trap, and survive
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Native Americans sold them large pieces of land, like Manhattan
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Native Americans fought the Spanish on French behalf.
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Native Americans showed them where the Northwest Passage was.
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Detailed explanation-1: -France saw Indigenous nations as allies, and relied on them for survival and fur trade wealth. Indigenous people traded for European goods, established military alliances and hostilities, intermarried, sometimes converted to Christianity, and participated politically in the governance of New France.
Detailed explanation-2: -They did not displace any Natives in the establishment of their settlement and continued to work closely with them in the fur trade. They respected Native territories, their ways, and treated them as the human beings they were. The Natives, in turn, treated the French as trusted friends.
Detailed explanation-3: -What benefit did the Indians expect to get from supporting the French? They hoped to weaken the more powerful British and preserve the balance of power between the two countries, which was to the Indians’ advantage.
Detailed explanation-4: -What benefits resulted from the relationship of the French and the Native Americans in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region? The French and Native Americans traded goods, which was beneficial for both groups. The Frenc learned many useful life skills from the Native Americans.