The correct answer is C) they wanted to have a positive economic relationship with Native Americans.
It was important for the French fur traders to maintain friendly relations with Native Americans because they wanted to have a positive economic relationship with Native Americans.
Since the very beginning, the French were different than the British colonist. They were not so obsessed with taking the Natives land and changing their traditions and culture. The French wanted good deals to trade fur that was abundant in the American territories and the Indians already traded fur among them. That is how they established strong trade ties with the Native American Indians.
The other options of the question were A) they wanted to take their farmland. B) they wanted to have family ties with Native Americans. D) they were looking to enslave the Native Americans.
