Question

Which is a reason for French exploration and colonization in North America?

a.They wanted to enslave the Native Americans and bring them back to France for labor.'
b.French cattle ranchers wanted more land.
c.They wanted to find a northwest sea passage to get to Asia.
d.French Catholics came to escape religious persecution.

Answer 1

The original intent of Dutch colonization was to find a path to Asia through North America, but after finding the fur trade profitable, the Dutch claimed the area of New Netherlands.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some French missionaries eventually made their way to North America in order to convert Native Americans to Catholicism but it was not the original intent