USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The relationship between the French and most Native Americans could initially be described as
A
neutral because the French left the Native Americans alone.
B
negative because the French built farms on Native American land.
C
positive because the French traded with the Native Americans and respected their cultures.
D
negative because the Native Americans felt the French were using too many resources like fur and wood.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. More intermarriages took place between French settlers and Native Americans than with any other European group.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of these describes the relationship between the French and the American Indians? They were business partners.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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.

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