1. Why did the French abandon the policy of permanent settlement along the St. Lawrence? What did they decide on as their means of profiting from the New World? The French could not set up a colony along St. Lawrence because of the extremely cold weather that made it difficult to permanently settle. Along with the challenging living conditions, the French threatened and stole from the Indian, which caused animosity between the two populations. They wanted to make profit by selling fish and fur.
2. With whom did the French ally with, and which group became their enemies? What did the Huron do? Which Europeans allied with the Iroquois? The French formed alliances with the northern Algonquians, and the common tribes were Algonquin, Micmac, and Montagnais. The Huron shared a culture with the Iroquoian people, until they allied with the northern Algonquians and the French. When this occurred it finalized the departure between the Hurons and the Iroquoians. The Iroquois allied with the Dutch and traded fur with them.
3. What role did firearms play in the relationships among French, Algonkin, Huron, Iroquois? The introductions of firearms transformed Indian warfare because it raised awareness to them that their outdated armors were ineffective compared to the European’s. …show more content…
They accommodated to the Indian’s lifestyle, instead of initiating change right away. Along with wanting to convert the Indians, it was not their main priority, which was essentially profiting off of fur trade and fishes. The Jesuit priest stated that in order to convert the Indians, the explorers had to be on good terms with them and have the natives welcome them, which was not what the Spanish did. The Spanish wanted land and slaves, so they were more aggressive and hostile towards the Indians. Columbus was not patient enough to understand the Indians, but took assumptions that they were defenseless and unable to fight
2. With whom did the French ally with, and which group became their enemies? What did the Huron do? Which Europeans allied with the Iroquois? The French formed alliances with the northern Algonquians, and the common tribes were Algonquin, Micmac, and Montagnais. The Huron shared a culture with the Iroquoian people, until they allied with the northern Algonquians and the French. When this occurred it finalized the departure between the Hurons and the Iroquoians. The Iroquois allied with the Dutch and traded fur with them.
3. What role did firearms play in the relationships among French, Algonkin, Huron, Iroquois? The introductions of firearms transformed Indian warfare because it raised awareness to them that their outdated armors were ineffective compared to the European’s. …show more content…
They accommodated to the Indian’s lifestyle, instead of initiating change right away. Along with wanting to convert the Indians, it was not their main priority, which was essentially profiting off of fur trade and fishes. The Jesuit priest stated that in order to convert the Indians, the explorers had to be on good terms with them and have the natives welcome them, which was not what the Spanish did. The Spanish wanted land and slaves, so they were more aggressive and hostile towards the Indians. Columbus was not patient enough to understand the Indians, but took assumptions that they were defenseless and unable to fight