The French established forts and settlements along the Mississippi River primarily to control trade routes and access valuable resources, particularly fur. This strategic positioning allowed them to facilitate trade with Indigenous peoples and expand their influence in North America. Additionally, the Mississippi River served as a vital transportation corridor, linking the interior of the continent to the Gulf of Mexico, enhancing French economic and military presence in the region.
Along the Northeast coast
pooop
because they did ohhwned
along the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers (nova net)
no because they both kept on steeling stuff. not trading
The French hoped to gain control over the lucrative fur trade in North America and to establish colonies along the Mississippi River for trade and settlement. Additionally, they aimed to expand French influence in the region and to thwart Spanish expansion into the territory.
French explorers set up colonies in North America by establishing trading posts, forts, and settlements along the St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River. They formed alliances with Native American tribes and focused on fur trading as the primary economic activity in these colonies. Quebec, Montreal, New Orleans, and Detroit were some of the significant French colonial settlements in the region.
France made a lot of money selling furs along this river.
France made a lot of money selling furs along this river.
France made a lot of money selling furs along this river.
forts and borders
they buid fat peole to protect them