SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Most French were traders and trappers, like the Native Amiercans
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The French did not destroy Native American land for farming
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The French respected and adopted Native American cultures
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All of the listed answers are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American Indians were fighting to maintain control of their land and their cultural future. The French claimed the Upper Ohio River Valley. They wanted to trade with the American Indians and control the area.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French had far more American Indian allies than the English because they were more successful at converting the various tribes to Christianity and they focused more on trading than on settling North America, so the American Indians saw them as less of a threat to their land and resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did most Native Americans support the French rather than the British? In general, the Native Americans saw the French as less of a threat. Fewer French people in North America were building perma-nent settlements and taking Native American lands. The French also treated the Native Americans with more respect.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French empire was based on the fur trade in this region and required Native American alliances to sustain it. Native people and the French traded, lived together, and often married each other and built families together.