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Why was France interested in North America?

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France was interested in North America because they wanted to colonize their and set their trading posts over there. They were also interested for gold and other materials in North America.

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Motivations for colonization: The French colonized North America to create trading posts for the fur trade. Some French missionaries eventually made their way to North America in order to convert Native Americans to Catholicism. ... The French in particular created alliances with the Hurons and Algonquians.

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