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What motivated the French to explore and colonize in North America? a. gold and religious freedom b. English settlements and forts c. curiosity about new animals and plants d. desire to start large plantations
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What motivated the French to explore and colonize in North America?

a. gold and religious freedom
b. English settlements and forts
c. curiosity about new animals and plants
d. desire to start large plantations

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It was primarily a "d. desire to start large plantations" that motivated the French to explore and colonize in North America, since unlike the British and Spanish, the French were mostly interested in the fur trade. 
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