Question

Read the passage and answer the question below.

"They expressed their great satisfaction, saying that no greater good could come to them than to have our friendship, and that they desired to live in peace with their enemies, and that we should dwell in their land, in order that they might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers, and give us a part of them in return for our providing them with things which they wanted . . . "
-Samuel de Champlain, describing his interaction with a group of Algonquians, 1604
How did the colonization efforts of the French and Dutch primarily differ from those of the Spanish?
A. The French and Dutch relied heavily on trade alliances with Native Americans, while the Spanish did not
B. The French and Dutch wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity, while the Spanish did not
C. The French and Dutch wanted to use Native Americans as slave labor, while the Spanish did not
D. The French and Dutch had interracial marriages with Native Americans, while the Spanish did not

Answer 1

A. The French and Dutch relied heavily on trade alliances with Native Americans, while the Spanish did not.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the paragraph it follows that Samuel de Champlain who was a French explorer, talks about his contact with the Algonquians in a positive and friendly way. He speaks of friendship, of joint coexistence and of trade in techniques as well as providing settlers with part of what the natives hunt in exchange for goods that the French can give in return to the natives.

This differs from the approach of the Spaniards who, although they initially traded small quantities of objects such as mirrors for gold ornaments, focused solely on the exploitation and use of natives for their own gains, forced conversion and slavery.