1. The French in North America Joseph M. Kooiker History 140 Professor Arguello

2. Canada and the Iroquoia When the French arrived in North America they used the Native Americans as allies The French wanted to be able to have access to the fur and fish that was in the areas that they colonized so they bent to the Indian trading policies

3. Canada and the Iroquoia The Iroquoia were hunters and gatherers Most of the Indians of North Eastern America practiced this kind of economy The French did not ally themselves with the Iroquoia because of their more southern home But they would later violently disrupt the French colony

4. Canada and the Iroquoia When the Indians first began to trade with the French they traded based on their cultural standards The French would trade their goods including kettles and alcohol The Indians began to drink heavily as well as adapt to a more Western lifestyle

5. Canada and the Iroquoia Settlers would establish temporary camps These camps would allow the French to meet more of the Indians These settlers set their eyes on the delicious furs that the Indians would wear and which was not available in Europe

6. French America Not only did the French colonize and settle the Canadian areas but they also moved into the Mississippi Valley and Louisiana Although they controlled the most amount of land in North America they still depended on the Indians to defend their smaller numbers

7. French America Most of the people who settled the new French colonies were allowed to hunt and fish freely Many inhabitants had to pay taxes to the French government but they were not as much as the taxes in France The government in New France had a very centralized form of authority

8. French America The French settlements in New France were left much to their own devices because of some disappointment by the Crown of France The French crown began to withdraw much of the French presence from the area

9. French America The Indians began to become dependent on the goods that the French traders provided Because of the French withdrawal from the region the Indians and the French colonists became very dependent on each other