The correct answer is A) France; French
People from France were most likely to go to other European countries or rival colonies before settling on one of their own French colonies.
This affirmation is true. The French established its first colonies in the North American territory in what today is East Canada. They arrived in the 17th century. The crown of France was interested in raw materials, natural resources, and the fur trade with the Native American Indians. The French moved south and established forts in the region of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, including the Louisiana territory that in those years was comprised of the territories of what today are Missouri, North and South Dakota, Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.