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In the 1600s, both French fur traders and Jesuit missionaries

A)forced Indigenous people to become Christians.
B)refused to trade with Indigenous people.
C)fought with Indigenous people for hunting rights.
D)learned the languages of Indigenous people.

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Answer:

D). Option D is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The French were very dependent on fur trade with the American Indians, that means that their relationship with American Indians should be peaceful in order to trade with them (a reason why (D) is correct).

The French did not know any of the languages of the American Indians (a reason why (D) is correct).

In the 1600s, both French fur traders and missionaries learned the Native Indian language.

French had better relationships with the Indians than the rest of the other Europeans that came in the New World to set up colonies.

With all that information, we can start to look at which answer is correct by elimination:

A) Forced Indigenous people to become Christians: The French needed a good relationship with American Indians. Therefore, option (A), is NOT correct.

B) Refused to trade with Indigenous people: The French were mainly dependent on trade. Thus, option (B), is NOT correct.

C) Fought with Indigenous people for hunting rights: Again, the French were trying to have a good relationship with American Indians. Hence, option (C), is NOT correct.

D) Learned the languages of Indigenous people: The French DID learn the languages of Indigenous people in order to trade. Wherefore, option (D) IS correct.

Having all that said, we can confidently say, that the French learned the languages of Indigenous people. This means that having inspected all the answers, We can say that the answer lies therein (D).

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