Question

As early as 1615, the __________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French, and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Answer 1

The Huron

Step-by-step explanation:

The Huron, also called the Wyandot people, are a Canadian Native American tribe. Their origins lie in the Saint Lawrence River Valley (where French explorer Samuel de Champlain first met them), but with time the expanded to Southern Ontario as well.

The Huron established an alliance with the French. It consisted in that they would supply the French with furs in exchange for European goods such as weapons.