Exploration and Conquest — Test

Question 23 • World History and Geography

Which statement most completely explains why the French settled in New France?

Answer

They came to trap and trade fur, were looking for new land and a route to the Pacific, and sought to convert Indigenous peoples.

They were hunting and trading fur and were seeking a route to the Pacific.

They came to trap and trade fur, and they sought new land and a way to the Pacific.

They sought to convert Indigenous peoples and were looking for new land to explore.

Explanation

The French settled in New France for several connected reasons: they wanted to trap and trade fur, hoped to find new land and a route to the Pacific, and sought to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity. Choice A includes all of these motives. Choices B and C leave out religious conversion, while D leaves out the fur trade and the Pacific route.

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