Answer:
B) They were supported mainly by fur trading.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The Dutch settled their colony in Manhattan Island. The Colony served primarily as a fur trading post. The Dutch West India Company controlled the trading because the Company believed that colonizing the Colony was going to be too expensive. With that, the Dutch established a relationship with the Indians, trading fur for guns, blankets, and alcohol.
- French also started to trade fur but in another area, located in the Great Lakes Region. To trade fur more easily, the French established an amicable relationship with the Natives, using them as guides and interpreters. The French would go seasonally to the Colony and would hunt and trap animals for fur and would trade fur with the Natives for other goods.