SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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spruce tree saplings
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salt
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potatoes
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Beaver pelts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The fur trade was the most important industry in New France. With the money they made from furs, the French sent settlers to Canada. These were mainly traders and religious missionaries. Missionaries worked to convert Indigenous people to Christianity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Besides expanding the fur trade, the French wanted to find a river passage across North America (for a trade route to Asia), explore and secure territory, and establish Christian missions to convert Native peoples.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French were interested in exploiting the land through the fur trade as well as the timber trade later on. Despite having tools and guns, the French settlers were dependent on Indigenous people to survive in the difficult climate in this part of North America.
Detailed explanation-4: -New France exists today in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, two small islands off the coast of Newfoundland, which are still French possessions. This colorfully illustrated site offers information on history, culture, tourism and much more.