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The French could not afford to anger Indigenous peoples who assisted them in acquiring furs. The French found the Indigenous people of Canada eager to convert to Christianity. The French had little contact with Indigenous peoples and remained within their own settlements. Most of the Indigenous peoples of Canada died as a result of smallpox, so they were easily dominated by the French.

The French could not afford to anger Indigenous peoples who assisted them in acquiring furs.
The French found the Indigenous people of Canada eager to convert to Christianity.
The French had little contact with Indigenous peoples and remained within their own settlements.
Most of the Indigenous peoples of Canada died as a result of smallpox, so they were easily dominated by the French.
What explains the relatively harmonious relationship between French colonists and the Indigenous peoples of Canada?
From Lesson 92:6.4 Review Questions·World History 2

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