SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION
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Friends, Fish, Fur
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Fur, God, Glory
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Friends, God, Gold
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God, Glory, Fish
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French were primarily interested in establishing commercially viable colonial outposts, so they created extensive trading networks throughout New France. They relied on native hunters to harvest furs, especially beaver pelts, and to exchange these items for French goods, like glass beads.
Detailed explanation-4: -France: Giovanni da Verrazano, Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain.