USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The French crown’s plan was to let trading companies run New France and draw settlers there in exchange for the right to take advantage of the colonies’ natural bounties, the most lucrative of which were the large population of native animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Settlers migrated mostly for work. The first were companions of great explorers like Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain; later on, others settled for the long term. The latter were usually the engagés, labourers also nicknamed “trente-six mois” (thirty-six months) because they were hired on three-year contracts.

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: -These relations sustained the business of the fur trade. The French traded iron tools, kettles, wool blankets and other supplies for the furs to make hats, while Native peoples exchanged furs for goods from around the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Often, the people who lived on the land had not been farmers in France. If they wanted to feed their families, though, they had to learn the trade quickly. Almost everyone who arrived in New France could have land because so much of it was available. The land where the habitants settled had not been cleared.